Poyser Street drill hall, Wrexham

Poyser Street drill hall
Wrexham
Poyser Street drill hall
Poyser Street drill hall
Location in Wrexham County Borough
Coordinates 53°02′30″N 3°00′03″W / 53.04159°N 3.00083°W / 53.04159; -3.00083Coordinates: 53°02′30″N 3°00′03″W / 53.04159°N 3.00083°W / 53.04159; -3.00083
Type Drill hall
Site history
Built 1902
Built for War Office
In use 1902 – Present

The Poyser Street drill hall is a former military installation in Wrexham, Wales.

History

The building was designed as the headquarters of the 1st Volunteer Battalion, The Royal Welch Fusiliers and was completed in 1902.[1] It was opened by Field Marshal Lord Roberts in April 1903.[1] The 1st Volunteer Battalion, The Royal Welch Fusiliers evolved to become the 4th (Denbighshire) Battalion, The Royal Welch Fusiliers in 1908.[2] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front during the First World War[3] and the drill hall was used by the Home Guard during the Second World War.[4] The 4th (Denbighshire) Battalion, The Royal Welch Fusiliers evolved to become the 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion, The Royal Welch Fusiliers, while still based at the Poyser Street drill hall, in 1971.[2] However, in July 1988, a new Territorial Army Centre opened at Hightown Barracks for use by the battalion and the Poyser Street drill hall was decommissioned and converted for industrial use.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Wrexham". The Drill Hall Project. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  2. 1 2 "4th Battalion, The Royal Welch Fusiliers". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 11 February 2006. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Royal Welch Fusiliers". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "1941 - Wrexham home guard photographed outside the drill hall Poyser Street Wrexham". Wrexham History. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  5. ↑ Glover, Michael; Riley, Jonathan (1989). That Astonishing Infantry': The History of The Royal Welch Fusiliers 1689-2006. Pen and Sword. p. 234. ISBN 978-1-84415-653-5.
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