| Back Lane drill hall | |
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| Newtown, Powys | |
 Back Lane drill hall (on the left) | |
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| Coordinates | 52°30′59″N 3°19′03″W / 52.51633°N 3.31763°WCoordinates: 52°30′59″N 3°19′03″W / 52.51633°N 3.31763°W |
| Type | Drill hall |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1855 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1855 – 1955 |
The Back Lane drill hall is a former military installation in Newtown, Wales.
History[]
The building was designed as the headquarters of the 5th Volunteer Battalion, The South Wales Borderers and was completed in 1897.[1] This unit evolved to become the 7th Battalion, The Royal Welch Fusiliers in 1908.[2] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to Gallipoli and ultimately to the Western Front.[3]
After the Second World War the battalion converted to become the 636th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (Royal Welch) and then amalgamated with the 635th (Royal Welch) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery to form the 446th (Royal Welch) Airborne Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery at Caernarfon Barracks in 1955.[2] The Back Lane drill hall was then decommissioned and was subsequently used for local community events including amateur dramatics.[4]
References[]
- ↑ "Newtown". The Drill Hall Project. http://drillhalls.org/TownNewtown.htm. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Merionethshire and Montgomeryshire Volunteers". Regiments.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20060211173115/http://www.regiments.org:80/regiments/uk/volmil-wales/vinf/merimont.htm. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ↑ "Royal Welch Fusiliers". The Long, Long Trail. http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/regiments-and-corps/the-british-infantry-regiments-of-1914-1918/royal-welsh-fusiliers/. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ↑ "History". Newtown Amateur Dramatic Society. http://www.powystheatre.org.uk/history. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
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