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 |
| Type | Drill hall |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1897 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1897–2006 |
The Holdenhurst Road drill hall is a former military installation in Bournemouth, Dorset.
History
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Portsmouth". Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ a b "7th Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 18 April 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Hampshire Regiment". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ Inscription on the face of the building
- ^ "Bournemouth and the Second World War 1939–1945" (PDF). p. 15. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ "7th Hampshire Regiment – WW1 Tablets". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 3 September 2017.