Hendon Band of The Salvation Army Hendon Band of The Salvation Army The Hendon Band of The Salvation Army is a non-professional Christian brass band that forms part of the Hendon Corps, a Salvation Army church in Hendon, a suburb of North West London, England. The band was founded in 1885. A Salvation Army corps was opened in Hendon in 1882, and its band, consisting of eight members, was formed three years later. Nineteenth century Salvation Army bands were made up entirely of men, and there was no requirement for members to have any particular musical ability. The early bandsmen of Hendon Band were often farmhands
The Salvation Army lists them as a participant in Workfare. The Salvation Army is featured in many popular movies such as "Seabiscuit". The Salvation Army is only briefly shown or discussed in these movies such as a bell ringer on the corner in the movie "Maid in Manhattan", and briefly mentioned in "Batman Begins". The Salvation Army began producing silent films in the 1900s when they created Australia's first film studio. The Salvation Army started their own film studio called The Limelight Department in Australia beginning in 1892. The original studio still stands today and is being preserved by the Salvation Army. One