| Brook Street drill hall | |
|---|---|
| Welshpool, Wales | |
 Brook Street drill hall | |
  Brook Street drill hall Location in Powys | |
| Coordinates | 52°39′43″N3°09′12″W / 52.66198°N 3.15330°W Coordinates: 52°39′43″N3°09′12″W / 52.66198°N 3.15330°W |
| Type | Drill hall |
| Site history | |
| Built | Mid 19th century |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | Mid 19th century – Present |
The Brook Street drill hall is a military installation in Welshpool.
An armoury was established at Welshpool in the mid-19th century. [1] It became the headquarters of the Montgomeryshire Rifle Volunteers in 1861 [2] and, although the regiment evolved to become 7th (Merioneth and Montgomery) Battalion, the Royal Welch Fusiliers with its headquarters at Newtown in 1908, the battalion still maintained a presence at Welshpool in the form of C Company. [2]
Meanwhile, the building had also become the headquarters of the Montgomeryshire Yeomanry in the late 19th century. [3] [4] The regiment was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Middle East. [5] After the war, the yeomanry were absorbed by the 7th (Merioneth and Montgomery) Battalion, the Royal Welch Fusiliers. [3]
Following the Second World War and the conversion of the battalion to artillery, the drill hall was decommissioned; it was converted into a sports centre [6] in 1980 [7] but it is still used as a training facility by the air cadets. [8]
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