A photograph of the YMCA club.

Reference Number: 1380/1/2/011
Alternative Reference Number: 1380
Level of Description: Item
Title: A photograph of the YMCA club.
Creator(s) & Administrative History: Colour Sergeant Frederick John Reginald Urch
Date: 1915
Extent: Extent: 1 photograph
Description: Photograph of the entrance of the YMCA British Soldiers Club. Probably the one at Bangalore mentioned by Lieut Mackie in his nephew’s book ‘Answering the Call’. It provided the men with billiard tables, magazines, papers, tennis courts and a football ground, all free of cost, also a good supper for about 4d. The drive is marked by brick and stone gateposts supporting a large sign "YMCA BRITISH SOLDIERS CLUB". The club building is just visible down a tree-lined driveway.
Access Conditions: Physical access to the photograph album is restricted to the depositors family only. Public access to the photograph is available via the digitised version on Bath Record Office: Archives and Local Studies online catalogue.