Cross Lane drill hall, Salford

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Cross Lane drill hall
Salford
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Cross Lane drill hall
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Cross Lane drill hall
Location within Greater Manchester
Coordinates 53°28′52″N2°16′53″W / 53.48105°N 2.28134°W / 53.48105; -2.28134 Coordinates: 53°28′52″N2°16′53″W / 53.48105°N 2.28134°W / 53.48105; -2.28134
TypeDrill hall
Site history
Built1899
Built for War Office
In use1899-1960s

The Cross Lane drill hall is a former military installation in Salford, England.

City of Salford Metropolitan borough and city in England

The City of Salford, commonly known as Salford, is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England, extending west to include the towns of Eccles, Worsley, Swinton, Walkden, Little Hulton, and Irlam. The city has a population of 245,600, and is administered from the Salford Civic Centre in Swinton.

History

The building, which was designed by John Eaton, Sons, & Cantrell as the headquarters of the 3rd Volunteer Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers and built by Edwin Marshall & Sons, was opened by Colonel Lees Knowles in December 1899. [1] The unit evolved to become the 7th and 8th Battalions of the Lancashire Fusiliers in 1908. [2] The battalions were mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to Gallipoli and ultimately to the Western Front. [3] The 7th Battalion converted to become the 39th (The Lancashire Fusiliers) AA Battalion, RE, at the Cross Lane drill hall in 1936 but moved to Flixton in spring 1940 while the 8th Battalion was disbanded shortly after the Second World War. [2] The drill hall, being surplus to requirements, was decommissioned and then demolished in the 1960s. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Cross Lane drill hall". Salford History. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  2. 1 2 "The Lancashire Fusiliers [UK]". Archived from the original on 3 January 2006. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Lancashire Fusiliers". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
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