Holdenhurst Road drill hall, Bournemouth

50°43′41″N 1°51′37″W / 50.72799°N 1.86039°W / 50.72799; -1.86039TypeDrill hallSite historyBuilt1897Built forWar OfficeIn use1897–2006

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. ^ 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)
  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.