| Holdenhurst Road drill hall | |
|---|---|
| Bournemouth | |
 Holdenhurst Road drill hall | |
 <div style="position: absolute; top: Expression error: Missing operand for *.%; left: 223.1%; height: 0; width: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> Holdenhurst Road drill hall Location in Dorset
| |
| Coordinates | 50°43′41″N 1°51′37″W / 50.72799°N 1.86039°WCoordinates: 50°43′41″N 1°51′37″W / 50.72799°N 1.86039°W |
| Type | Drill hall |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1897 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1897–Present |
The Holdenhurst Road drill hall is a former military installation in Bournemouth, Dorset.
History[]
The building was designed as the headquarters of the 4th Volunteer Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment and was completed in 1897.[1] This unit evolved to become the 7th Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment in 1908.[2] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to India.[3] The battalion amalgamated with 5th Battalion to form 5th/7th Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment at Southampton in 1921.[2] After briefly serving as the headquarters of the 5th/7th Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment,[4] the drill hall was used as a headquarters for the Local Defence Volunteers during the Second World War.[5] It was subsequently decommissioned and converted for residential use in 2006.[6]
References[]
- ↑ "Portsmouth". http://www.drillhalls.org/Counties/Hampshire/TownPortsmouth%20-%20Connaught%20Halls.html. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "7th Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 18 April 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070418073034/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/volmil-england/vinf-so/ha-4.htm. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ↑ "Hampshire Regiment". The Long, Long Trail. http://www.1914-1918.net/hants.htm. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ↑ Inscription on the face of the building
- ↑ "Bournemouth and the Second World War 1939-1945". p. 15. http://www.edg.jp137.com/edgww2.pdf. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ↑ "7th Hampshire Regiment - WW1 Tablets". Imperial War Museum. http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/65535. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
The original article can be found at Holdenhurst Road drill hall, Bournemouth and the edit history here.