SHEFFIELD

More than anyone else I am doing this one for SaxonWolf , he's been on here longer than I have and if I am not mistaken , a Sheffield Guy.

We touch so often on BelleVue , Liverpool , Newcastle , many places familiar to members , even Fleetwood and Morecambe or Isle of Wight. Members everywhere it seems. I don't remember Sheffield getting a hit.

Here we go.

Not even early days at the Somme Barracks. I don't know when they started but have bills back into 1949.

A great long Hall , do I assume a Drill hall that could seat 2500. If you look at the bills above , the final one bottom right is for The City Hall. I believe it was the 2nd ever bill , can't yet find the first one a week or two before.

Why the move , well , it does not look like the prices , but pictures of the City Hall inside look vey comfortable , great view.

Talking of Relwyskow and Green , the wrestling was not every week , but they also looked after nearby Rotherham. Here advertised together.

The City Hall at this stage was to showcase some events , still running side by side with the Somme Barracks. But it maybe that the City Hall was better for TV filming.

Within a couple of years though the Barracks came to and end , prices were up but no complaints on the quality of the bills.

Took a few years for Kendo Nagasaki to hit Sheffield , but when he did, What a breakthrough

Finally a couple of bills showing typical cards in 1970 with a massive 25shillings now to view. Wonderful performers that we saw so much in colour on TV.

Along the way back in 1964 the council banned tag wrestling.

I don't know what happened but it seems, to have two wrestlers outside the ring holding the strings so to speak , was deemed to put them too near the audience.

Too much of a risk that Audience and wrestler might get embroiled with one another.

I think the ban lasted a few months and was round the time of the City Hall Switch.

The City Hall maybe more secure. Who knows.