| Carlton Place drill hall | |
|---|---|
| Southampton | |
 Carlton Place drill hall | |
  Carlton Place drill hall Location in Southampton | |
| Coordinates | 50°54′47″N1°24′19″W / 50.91293°N 1.40530°W Coordinates: 50°54′47″N1°24′19″W / 50.91293°N 1.40530°W |
| Type | Drill hall |
| Site history | |
| Built | Early 19th century |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | Early 19th century–Present |
The Carlton Place drill hall is a military installation in Southampton, Hampshire.
The building is a former Regency era house, built in the late 1820s, to which a substantial new riding school, designed by William Hinves, was added in the late 1840s. [1] [2] The complex was converted into assembly rooms in the 1860s before becoming the headquarters of the 2nd Hampshire Rifle Volunteer Corps. [1] [3] This unit evolved to become the 2nd Volunteer Battalion, the Hampshire Regiment in 1885 and the 5th Battalion of the Hampshire Regiment in 1908. [4] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to India. [5] The battalion amalgamated with the 7th Battalion to form the 5th/7th Battalion at Southampton in 1921 but the two battalions separated again in 1939 for the duration of the Second World War. [4]
The battalion converted to form the 14th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment in 1948. [4] It amalgamated with the 4th Battalion to form the 4th/5th Battalion in 1956 but, following defence cutbacks, the amalgamated battalion was disbanded in 1967. [6] Southampton Universities Officers' Training Corps moved to the drill hall in 1981. [7]
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