Bethel Street drill hall, Norwich
| Bethel Street drill hall | |
|---|---|
| Norwich, Norfolk | |
 The frontage of the Bethel Street drill hall (with the green windows); the yellow building behind may have been the drill hall itself | |
  Bethel Street drill hall Location in Norfolk | |
| Coordinates | 52°37′42″N 1°17′22″E / 52.62846°N 1.28939°ECoordinates: 52°37′42″N 1°17′22″E / 52.62846°N 1.28939°E |
| Type | Drill hall |
| Site history | |
| Built | c.1895 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | c.1895 – 1920 |
The Bethel Street drill hall is a former military installation in Norwich, Norfolk. It is a Grade II* listed building.
History
The building, which has a 15th century undercroft, was completed in the late 19th century.[1] It became the headquarters of the 2nd East Anglian Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps[2] and, probably, of the 1st Volunteer Battalion, the Norfolk Regiment as well around that time.[3] The 1st Volunteer Battalion, the Norfolk Regiment, who simply gave their address as "St Giles" (the road behind is St Giles Street),[4] evolved to become the 4th Battalion, the Norfolk Regiment in 1908.[3] The battalion was mobilised at St Giles[4] before being deployed to Gallipoli and then to Egypt and Palestine.[5] The battalion then moved to the Chapel Field Road drill hall (since demolished) later in the war.[3] The Bethel Street properties were subsequently decommissioned and the premises at the front are now used as commercial offices by the Greenhouse Trust.[6]
References
- ↑ "42-48, Bethel Street". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ↑ "Norwich". Drill halls project. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- 1 2 3 "4th Battalion, The Royal Norfolk Regiment". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 9 November 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- 1 2 James, Brigadier E. A. (1969). British Regiments 1914-1918. Naval and Military Press. p. 53. ISBN 0906304032.
- ↑ "Norfolk Regiment". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ↑ "Find us". The Greenhouse. Retrieved 16 July 2017.