Holdenhurst Road drill hall, Bournemouth

Holdenhurst Road drill hall
Bournemouth
Holdenhurst Road drill hall
Holdenhurst Road drill hall
Location in Dorset
Coordinates 50°43′41″N 1°51′37″W / 50.72799°N 1.86039°W / 50.72799; -1.86039Coordinates: 50°43′41″N 1°51′37″W / 50.72799°N 1.86039°W / 50.72799; -1.86039
Type Drill hall
Site history
Built 1897
Built for War Office
In use 1897–Present

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

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]

References

  1. ↑ "Portsmouth". Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  2. 1 2 "7th Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 18 April 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  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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