Holdenhurst Road drill hall, Bournemouth

The Holdenhurst Road drill hall is a former military installation in Bournemouth, Dorset.

Holdenhurst Road drill hall
Bournemouth
Holdenhurst Road drill hall
Holdenhurst Road drill hall
Location in Dorset
Coordinates50.72799°N 1.86039°W / 50.72799; -1.86039
TypeDrill hall
Site history
Built1897
Built forWar Office
In use1897–Present

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]

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References
  1. "Portsmouth". Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  2. "7th Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 18 April 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2017.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  3. "Hampshire Regiment". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  4. Inscription on the face of the building
  5. "Bournemouth and the Second World War 1939-1945" (PDF). p. 15. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  6. "7th Hampshire Regiment - WW1 Tablets". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
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