Housed in what was the Officers' Mess Library, this display highlights the history and development of the Royal Marines Band Service.The Band Room
This display celebrates not only the sound and spectacle of the Royal Marines Band Service, but their proud heritage
Housed in what was the Officers' Mess Library, this display highlights the history and development of the Royal Marines Band Service.
Numerous exhibits illustrate the Band Service's proud history, with a range of instruments on show from a variety of arenas, samples of uniforms, plus details on key personalities and involvement in Royal tours.
A 53 minute film is on show for visitors, showing the Beat Retreat from Horse Guards Parade, London, and in the Band Memorial & Music Room, a selection of music can be listened to personally through headphones.
In the Band Memorial & Music Room, there is also a display of ornate silver drums, dedicated to the 143 members of the Band Service who gave their lives in the Great War, a set of Fanfare Trumpets dedicated to those members of the Band Service lost in World War Two, and a Book of Remembrance.