Old Street drill hall, Ashton-under-Lyne

Old Street drill hall
Ashton-under-Lyne
Old Street drill hall
Old Street drill hall Location within Greater Manchester
Coordinates	53°29′12″N2°05′54″W / 53.48673°N 2.09845°W / 53.48673; -2.09845
Type	Drill hall
Site history
Built	1887
Built for	War Office
In use	1887-present

The Old Street drill hall is a former military installation in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England.

History

The building was designed as the headquarters of the 7th Lancashire Rifle Volunteer Corps and completed in 1887. This unit evolved to become the 3rd Volunteer Battalion, The Manchester Regiment in 1888 and the 9th Battalion, The Manchester Regiment in 1908. ^[1] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to Gallipoli and, ultimately, to the Western Front. ^[2] Follow the cut-backs in 1967, the presence at the drill hall was reduced to a single company, C (Manchester) Company, 2nd Battalion, Lancastrian Volunteers in 1971; this unit evolved to become C Company, 4th (Volunteer) Battalion, The Queen's Lancashire Regiment in 1975 and C Company, 5th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers in 1986. ^[3] The Ministry of Defence made the decision to dispose of the building in 2013; ^[4] this decision was later reversed, and the building continues to be used by the cadet forces. ^[5]

References

1. "9th Battalion, The Manchester Regiment". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 14 November 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
2. "The Manchester Regiment". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
3. "4th Battalion, The Queen's Lancashire Regiment". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 11 November 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
4. "Ashton campaigners in battle on to save the historic Armoury". Manchester Evening News. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
5. "247 (Tameside) Squadron RAFAC" . Retrieved 13 June 2024.