Victoria Road drill hall | |
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Ulverston | |
![]() Victoria Road drill hall, Ulverston | |
Coordinates | 54°11′36″N 3°05′38″W / 54.19337°N 3.09390°W |
Type | Drill hall |
Site history | |
Built | 1873 |
Built for | War Office |
In use | 1873-c.1938 |
The Victoria Road drill hall is a former military installation in Ulverston, Cumbria, England.
The building was designed as the headquarters of the 37th Lancashire Rifle Volunteers and completed in 1873. [1] [2] This unit evolved into the 4th Battalion the King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) in 1908. [1] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front. [3] The battalion was disbanded shortly before the Second World War and the drill hall was made available for recreational use. [4] It is now the Red Rose Social and Recreation Centre. [5]
Victoria Road drill hall | |
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Ulverston | |
![]() Victoria Road drill hall, Ulverston | |
Coordinates | 54°11′36″N 3°05′38″W / 54.19337°N 3.09390°W |
Type | Drill hall |
Site history | |
Built | 1873 |
Built for | War Office |
In use | 1873-c.1938 |
The Victoria Road drill hall is a former military installation in Ulverston, Cumbria, England.
The building was designed as the headquarters of the 37th Lancashire Rifle Volunteers and completed in 1873. [1] [2] This unit evolved into the 4th Battalion the King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) in 1908. [1] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front. [3] The battalion was disbanded shortly before the Second World War and the drill hall was made available for recreational use. [4] It is now the Red Rose Social and Recreation Centre. [5]