| Bridge Street drill hall | |
|---|---|
| Macclesfield | |
 Bridge Street drill hall | |
  Bridge Street drill hall Location in Cheshire | |
| Coordinates | 53°15′38″N2°07′53″W / 53.26054°N 2.13150°W |
| Type | Drill hall |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1871 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1871 – 1990 |
The Bridge Street drill hall is a former military installation in Macclesfield, Cheshire.
The building was designed as the headquarters of the 8th Cheshire Rifle Volunteers and opened in 1871. [1] This unit evolved to become the 5th Volunteer Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment in 1883 [2] and the 7th Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment in 1908. [3] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to Gallipoli and ultimately to the Western Front. [4] The battalion amalgamated with the 4th Battalion to form the 4th/7th Battalion in 1967. [3] The presence at the drill hall was reduced to a single company, B Company, 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment, in 1988. [5] B Company moved to new premises at Ypres Barracks in Chester Road in 1990 [6] and the Bridge Street drill hall was decommissioned and has since been converted into apartments. [2]
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