Horninglow Street drill hall

Horninglow Street drill hall
Burton upon Trent
Horninglow Street drill hall
Horninglow Street drill hall Location within Staffordshire
Coordinates	52°48′27″N1°37′46″W / 52.80744°N 1.62947°W / 52.80744; -1.62947
Type	Drill hall
Site history
Built	Early 19th century
Built for	War Office
In use	Early 19th century-2000s

The Horninglow Street drill hall is a former military installation in Burton upon Trent. It is a Grade II listed building. ^[1]

History

The building, which was built in the early 19th century, was converted for use as the headquarters of the 2nd Volunteer Battalion, The North Staffordshire Regiment towards the end of the century. ^[2] This unit evolved to become the 6th Battalion, The North Staffordshire Regiment in 1908. ^[3] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front. ^{[4] [5]}

The battalion was still based at the drill hall at the start of the Second World War. ^[6] It amalgamated with the 5th Battalion to form the 5th/6th Battalion in 1961. ^[3] Following cut-backs in 1967, the presence at the drill hall was reduced to a single company, C Company, 1st Battalion, Mercian Volunteers in 1975; this unit evolved to become C Company, 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's) in 1988. ^[7] Following the turn of the century, the drill was decommissioned and converted for residential use. ^[1]

References

1. "167, Horninglow Street". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
2. "Burton on Trent". The Drill Hall Project. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
3. "6th Battalion, The North Staffordshire Regiment". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 28 November 2007. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
4. "The North Staffordshire Regiment". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
5. "Mobilisation Day, Burton upon Trent". Staffordshire Past Track. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
6. "Army List 1937" (PDF). War Office. p. 629. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
7. "3rd Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's)". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 18 December 2007. Retrieved 29 September 2017.