Baron Street drill hall
Rochdale
Baron Street drill hall
Baron Street drill hall is located in Greater Manchester
Baron Street drill hall
Baron Street drill hall
Location within Greater Manchester
Coordinates53°36′52″N 2°09′09″W / 53.61458°N 2.15241°W / 53.61458; -2.15241
TypeDrill hall
Site history
Builtc.1865
Built forWar Office
In usec.1865-1980s

The Baron Street drill hall is a former military installation in Rochdale, England.

History

The building was designed as the headquarters of the 12th Lancashire Rifle Volunteers in around 1865.[1] This unit evolved to become the 2nd Volunteer Battalion the Lancashire Fusiliers in 1883 and the 6th Battalion, the Lancashire Fusiliers in 1908.[2] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to Gallipoli and ultimately to the Western Front.[3] The drill hall continued to be used by the battalion until the Second World War[4] and, although the 6th Battalion was disbanded after the war, elements of the 5th (Volunteer) Battalion continued to use it[5] until the 1980s when it was decommissioned and sold for industrial use.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Baptisms at St Chad in the Town of Rochdale". Church of St Chad. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Lancashire Fusiliers". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 3 January 2006. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Lancashire Fusiliers". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Army List 1937". Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  5. ^ "5th Battalion, The Lancashire Fusiliers". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 27 December 2005. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  6. ^ "The Drill Hall Baron Street Rochdale OL16 1SJ". Rochdale Borough Council. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
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