Fenkle Street drill hall, Alnwick

The Fenkle Street drill hall is a military installation in Alnwick, Northumberland. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]

Fenkle Street drill hall
Alnwick
Fenkle Street drill hall, Alnwick
Fenkle Street drill hall
Location within Northumberland
Coordinates55.41387°N 1.70807°W / 55.41387; -1.70807
TypeDrill hall
Site history
Built1834
Built forWar Office
In use1834-1995

History

The building, which was originally designed as a library and completed in 1834,[1] was extended to form the headquarters of the 1st Volunteer Battalion, The Northumberland Fusiliers in 1887.[2][3] The 1st Volunteer Battalion moved to the Hencotes drill hall in Hexham in 1891 but D Company remained at Alnwick and this unit, together with C Company and G Company, evolved to become the 7th Battalion the Northumberland Fusiliers in 1908.[4] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front.[5]

The battalion was reduced to a cadre at Ashington in 1969 but reconstituted as the 6th (Volunteer) Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers with its headquarters at Fenkle Street in 1975.[6] After the battalion headquarters moved to the Ravensdowne drill hall in Berwick-upon-Tweed in 1975, a rifle platoon forming part of W Company remained at Fenkle Street[6] but, in the 1990s, moved to the Lisburn Terrace Army Reserve Centre.[7] The Fenkle Street building was subsequently converted into offices and is now occupied by the Northumberland County Council Register Office.[8]

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References
  1. "27, Fenkle Street". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  2. "Kelly's Directory of Northumberland (1894)". Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  3. "4th Battalion, The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 20 October 2007. Retrieved 8 July 2017.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  4. "7th Battalion, The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 21 October 2007. Retrieved 8 July 2017.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  5. "Northumberland Fusiliers". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  6. "6th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 8 July 2017.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  7. "Local Army directory". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  8. "Our register offices". Northumberland County Council. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
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