bigandy5rrf nuneaton All posts by this member | 1 of 6 Tue 18th Mar 2014 8:00pm Member: Joined Mar 2014 Total posts:1 Hi all, looking to locate the old TA army barracks in Keresley. I know it's been knocked down but would like to know its old location and some pics if anyone has any andy |
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deanocity3 keresley All posts by this member | 2 of 6 Tue 18th Mar 2014 8:35pm Member: Joined Nov 2013 Total posts:355 they were based in Greens Road near to Whitmore Park school
Houses now on the site and now called Battelian close
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TEKMELF HAWKESBURY All posts by this member | 3 of 6 Wed 19th Mar 2014 3:13pm Member: Joined Jan 2012 Total posts:80 The T.A. centre was opened in Green's rd about 1954 and was used by both the 9th Medium W/S R.E.M.E who moved from Quinton Rd, and also the Airborne who I believed moved from Binley. Tuesday night was drill night for the R.E.M.E and we were paid 3/. a week bus fare. There was a Sergeants mess and also an O.R.s canteen. Both opened as the training(?) session ended and closed when the last man went home. There was also a large drill hall marked out as a badminton court. At the back of the main building were the R.E.M.E. workshops with Johny Cant, my good friend, as permanent staff .Great times... |
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woodford coventry All posts by this member | 4 of 6 Fri 21st Mar 2014 10:58am Member: Joined Feb 2013 Total posts:156 My brother, Geoff Woodford, used this barracks as a T A member in the late 50's/early 60's. We lived in Keresley End at the time.
I remember going to a party there, as a little girl, and meeting some of the Sky Blues players. |
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Annewiggy Tamworth All posts by this member | 5 of 6 Fri 21st Mar 2014 11:04am Member: Joined Jan 2013 Total posts:1833 I am sure I went there in the 60's and I have no idea why but I went somewhere in Keresley to an indoor rifle range and was taught how to fure a 2.2 rifle. I was quite good at it as well. ![]() |
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Disorganised1 Coventry All posts by this member | 6 of 6 Sat 22nd Mar 2014 3:51am Member: Joined Nov 2012 Total posts:261 I was at primary school with a girl whose father was based at the barracks, being aged 5 at the time I don't remember anything else about him, can't even remember the girls name. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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