Hi! I'm the lad who worked at Lodge Hill as a junior store house assistant (see military lands) after being sent "over the river" to the yard. I was allocated to the old saw mills. it was a wonderland of things to play with, it was in fact the naval diving stores, rows and rows of Sibe Gorman helmets with lovely shiny brass bits too, air cocks, face plates to remove. Large cardboard boxes holding rubber diving suits.
Packed in French chalk, all the multitude of stores to cover every type of RN requirements, all mine to play with as each ships outfit was, at the most, two sets of equipment. Not a lot of work came our way.The staff consisted of a store man, a stores assistant and me. Two ladies drifted in and out from time to time, but not too sure of there function, apart from selling raffle tickets plus making tea.
I remember the cast iron saw frames, but not a lot much else. Happy days!
