Northgate Street drill hall, Warwick

The Northgate Street drill hall was a military installation in Warwick.

Northgate Street drill hall
Warwick
The drill hall was in the third section of the four white stucco-faced sections of the terrace
Northgate Street drill hall
Location within Warwickshire
Coordinates52.28292°N 1.58871°W / 52.28292; -1.58871
TypeDrill hall
Site history
BuiltLate 17th century
Built forWar Office
In useLate 17th century-Present

History

The building, comprising Nos. 10 and 12 Northgate Street, was constructed as a series of private residences in the late 17th century.[1] It was acquired by Warwickshire County Council and converted in a drill hall for the Warwickshire Rifle Volunteers in the mid-19th century.[2] This unit evolved to become 2nd Volunteer Battalion, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment in 1883 and 7th Battalion, the Royal Warwickshire Regiment in 1908.[3] Although the headquarters moved to Coventry in 1908, the regiment maintained a company, G Company, in Warwick for a while.[3]

Meanwhile, the drill hall had also become the headquarters of the Warwickshire Yeomanry in the mid-19th century.[4] The regiment was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to Gallipoli.[5] After the Second World War the yeomanry moved their headquarters to Coventry, but maintained one squadron, B Squadron, in Warwick.[6] After the regiment amalgamated with the Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars to form the Queen's Own Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry in 1956, the building was converted back for residential use.[7]

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References
  1. "10, Northgate Street". British listed buildings. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  2. "10-12 Northgate Street" (PDF). Northgate warwick. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  3. "7th Battalion, The Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 17 January 2006. Retrieved 17 December 2017.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  4. "Warwick". The Drill Hall Project. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  5. "Warwickshire Yeomanry". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  6. "The Warwickshire Yeomanry at regiments.org by T.F.Mills". Archived from the original on 5 May 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
  7. "No. 12 Northgate Street". Northgate Warwick. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
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