Oompah Oompah, it's the Sally Bash Band :-)

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Two cards showing The Salvation Army Band.

The top one is from about 1900 (guess) and the lower one is from 1924.

Both cards location is unknown, although the first card has 'WEST' on the corner of the building suggesting it may be West Walls corner. The second card has writing on the back saying it is 1924 and that Col. Smith is front row 5th from the right on bass.

The Salvation Army came to Carlisle in 1880 and set up in the old Matchbox Theatre (made of wood) on The Sands. They moved to the Citadel on Annetwell St about 1894 and were there until 1972 when it was demolished for road widening and they moved to new premises in Abbey St. There used to be two 'outstations' at Shadygrove Road (1939) and St. Nicholas (is this one still used?)