{"id":8422,"date":"2018-09-17T18:19:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T17:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/?p=8422"},"modified":"2019-05-09T20:24:21","modified_gmt":"2019-05-09T19:24:21","slug":"wwi-ymca-building-golta-peninsula-flotta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wwi-ymca-building-golta-peninsula-flotta\/","title":{"rendered":"WWI YMCA Building, Golta Peninsula, Flotta."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This massive WWI building provided a welcome rest and recreation centre for the many troops stationed on Flotta and for the Navy, who came ashore at the nearby St Vincent pier. There was a golf course and several tennis courts. The annual Grand Fleet Boxing Championship was held nearby, where as many as 10,000 men gathered to watch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See&nbsp;https:\/\/lurdy.wordpress.com\/2011\/05\/30\/golta\/&nbsp;for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/8-Group-5-DSC_4852_3_4_DSC_4855_6_7-2-images.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"643\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/8-Group-5-DSC_4852_3_4_DSC_4855_6_7-2-images.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8430\" class=\"wp-image-8430\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/8-Group-5-DSC_4852_3_4_DSC_4855_6_7-2-images.jpg 1600w, 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There was a golf course and several tennis courts. 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