Priory Road drill hall, Hornsey

Priory Road drill hall
Hornsey
Priory Road drill hall
Priory Road drill hall
Location within Greater London
Coordinates 51°35′14″N 0°07′23″W / 51.58731°N 0.12298°W / 51.58731; -0.12298Coordinates: 51°35′14″N 0°07′23″W / 51.58731°N 0.12298°W / 51.58731; -0.12298
Type Drill hall
Site history
Built 1903
Built for War Office
In use 1903-Present

The Priory Road drill hall is a military installation at Hornsey in London.

History

The building was designed as the headquarters of the 1st Volunteer Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment and was completed in 1903.[1] This unit evolved to become the 7th Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment in 1908.[2] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front.[3] The drill hall was substantially rebuilt just before the Second World War.[1]

Following the cut-backs in 1967, the presence at the drill hall was reduced to one company, B Company 6th / 7th (Volunteer) Battalion, the Queen's Regiment, in 1975 and B (Albuhera) Company, 8th Battalion The Queen's Fusiliers in 1988.[4] After the London Regiment was formed in 1992, the presence at the drill hall was further reduced to a single rifle platoon from B (Queen's Regiment) Company, the London Regiment: the building remains an active Army Reserve Centre.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Drill Hall Register: A list of the locations of London Drill Halls since 1908" (PDF). Stepping Forward London. p. 372. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own)". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 25 December 2005. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "The Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment)". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "6th/7th (V) Battalion, The Queen's Regiment and The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 18 November 2005. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "B (Queen's Regiment) Company, The London Regiment". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
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