Strand Road drill hall, Carlisle

The Strand Road drill hall is a former military installation in Carlisle, Cumbria.

Strand Road drill hall
Carlisle
Strand Road drill hall
Strand Road drill hall
Location in Cumbria
Coordinates54.89619°N 2.93106°W / 54.89619; -2.93106
TypeDrill hall
Site history
Built1873–1874
Built forWar Office
In use1874–Present

History

The building was designed as the headquarters of Carlisle Rifle Volunteers on land granted by the Duke of Devonshire[1] and was built between 1873 and 1874.[2] This unit evolved to become the 1st Volunteer Battalion, The Border Regiment in 1883 and the 4th (Cumberland and Westmorland) Battalion, The Border Regiment in 1908.[3] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to India.[4][5] The building went on to serve as the head office of the East Cumberland National Shell Factory in September 1915.[6] After the battalion headquarters moved to the Queen Katherine Street drill hall in Kendal,[3] the Strand Road drill hall was decommissioned and then stood vacant for many years before being converted and extended for use as the home of the Carlisle College Digital and Creative Arts Centre which opened at its new premises in September 2014.[7]

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References
  1. "War Office fought for control of Carlisle Drill Hall". CN Media. 26 November 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  2. "Carlisle". The Drill Hall Project. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  3. "The Border Regiment". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 27 February 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  4. "The Border Regiment". The Long, Long trail. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  5. "The Army List 1914". The War Office. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  6. "East Cumberland National Shell Factory". Pastscape. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  7. "Site Newsletter" (PDF). Carlisle College Digital and Creative Arts Centre. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
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