Prescott Street drill hall, Halifax

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Prescott Street drill hall
Halifax
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Prescott Street drill hall
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Prescott Street drill hall
Location in West Yorkshire
Coordinates 53°43′11″N1°51′29″W / 53.71960°N 1.85816°W / 53.71960; -1.85816 Coordinates: 53°43′11″N1°51′29″W / 53.71960°N 1.85816°W / 53.71960; -1.85816
TypeDrill hall
Site history
Built1868–1870
Built for War Office
In use1870–1999

The Prescott Street drill hall is a former military installation in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. It is a Grade II listed building. [1]

Halifax, West Yorkshire Minster town in West Yorkshire, England

Halifax is a minster town in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, the town has been a centre of woollen manufacture from the 15th century onward, originally dealing through the Piece Hall. Halifax is known for Mackintosh's chocolate and toffee products including Rolo and Quality Street. The Halifax Bank was also founded and is still headquartered in Halifax. Dean Clough, one of the largest textile factories in the world at more than 1⁄2 mile (800 m) long, was in the north of the town. The premises have since been converted for office and retail use including a gym, theatre, Travelodge and radio station.

West Yorkshire County of England

West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England. It is an inland and in relative terms upland county having eastward-draining valleys while taking in moors of the Pennines and has a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972.

Listed building Protected historic structure in the United Kingdom

A listed building, or listed structure, is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, Cadw in Wales, and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency in Northern Ireland.

History

The building was designed by Richard Coad as the headquarters of the 4th West Yorkshire Rifle Volunteer Corps and was built between 1868 and 1870. [1] This unit evolved to become the 1st Volunteer Battalion, The Duke of Wellington's Regiment in 1883 and the 4th Battalion, The Duke of Wellington's Regiment in 1908. [2] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front. [3]

Richard Coad was a 19th-century Cornish architect.

Duke of Wellingtons Regiment infantry regiment of the British Army

The Duke of Wellington's Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, forming part of the King's Division.

Western Front (World War I) Main theatre of war during the First World War

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The 4th Battalion, The Duke of Wellington's Regiment converted to become the 58th (4th Bn Duke of Wellington's Regiment) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery in 1938 and, after service in the Second World War, evolved to become the 382nd (Duke of Wellington's) Regiment, Royal Artillery in 1947; it converted back to form the West Riding Battalion, The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) in 1961. [2]

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However, the presence at the Prescott Street drill hall was reduced to one company, A Company, the West Riding Battalion, The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) at that time. [4] This unit evolved to become C Company (The Duke of Wellington's), Yorkshire Volunteers in 1967 and B (The Duke of Wellington's Regiment) Company, 3rd Battalion, The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) (Yorkshire Volunteers) in 1993. [4] After the company disbanded in 1999, the drill hall was decommissioned and converted for residential use. [5]

The Yorkshire Volunteers was an infantry regiment of the British Territorial Army. The regiment was raised on 1 April 1967 and disbanded on 25 April 1993.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Territorial army Drill Hall, Halifax". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  2. 1 2 "4th Battalion, The Duke of Wellington's Regiment". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 27 December 2005. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Duke of Wellington's Regiment". The Long, Long trail. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  4. 1 2 "The West Riding Battalion". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 26 December 2005. Retrieved 28 August 2017.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  5. ↑ "Halifax". The Drill Hall Project. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
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