The Drill Hall

Some photos of the Drill Hall in Wigan. Sensei Christian taught here every Wednesday, from 1973 until 1981. It was the local Territorial Army training centre, with a very large wooden floor, great for training on.....except !
With its long and constant use by the army the wooden floor was a....little battered, shall we say.
Splinters in the feet were a very, very regular and painful experience.  And at times we would have to share the area with some of the armies vehicles. Training or even free-sparring (jiyu-kumite) around trucks and landrovers just added to the fun.