Weekends in the evening saw the hall full of smoke whilst Whist Drives operated to raise funds for the Group and keep Diehardia united. The pub across the road Heroes of Alma did a roaring trade from all that visited the Mansergh. A later series of Quatermass was filmed, with some scenes at the Club.Īctors could often be seen entering the premises for rehearsals with their scripts in hand trying to remember their lines, as the Hall was let out to various TV productions units & companies. The serial was broadcast live by the BBC in 1953.
The early science-fiction serial Quatermass and the Pit was rehearsed here. The old concrete floor of the large ground floor hall was let for television rehearsals outlined in coloured sticky-tape to note the positions of scenery during the daytime. Into the main hall which went from front to back a stage was built across the back wall. The side entrance was our normal entrance for everyday meetings. On the left there was the workshop used by the 'Works Panel'. As you went through the doors there was a little magazine room on the right with a small window used as a ticket office for Gang Shows.
The main central double doors with the glass motto As Dogged As Does It was only used at functions. The layout of the old building was quite different and much larger than in use today.
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