| Sherwood Avenue drill Hall | |
|---|---|
| Newark-on-Trent | |
 Sherwood Avenue drill Hall | |
  Sherwood Avenue drill Hall Location within Nottinghamshire | |
| Coordinates | 53°04′25″N0°48′17″W / 53.07358°N 0.80475°W |
| Type | Drill hall |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1914 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1914-1990s |
The Sherwood Avenue drill hall is a former military installation in Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire.
The building was designed as the headquarters of the 8th Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters and was opened by the Duke of Portland in June 1914. [1] [2] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front [3] and was still based there at the start of the Second World War. [4]
The battalion amalgamated with 5th (Derbyshire) Battalion, to form 5th/8th Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) in 1961. [5] Following the cut-backs in 1967, the presence at the drill hall was reduced to a single company, E (Nottinghamshire Foresters) Company, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Battalion, The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment in 1971. [5] After the infantry presence in Newark was reduced to a single platoon in the early 1990s, the drill hall was decommissioned and converted for use as offices: it is currently occupied by RPS Planning and Development, planning consultants. [6]
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