| Whittimere Street drill hall | |
|---|---|
| Walsall | |
 Whittimere Street drill hall | |
  Whittimere Street drill hall Location within West Midlands | |
| Coordinates | 52°35′09″N1°58′39″W / 52.58597°N 1.97758°W Coordinates: 52°35′09″N1°58′39″W / 52.58597°N 1.97758°W |
| Type | Drill hall |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1866 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1866-1984 |
The Whittimere Street drill hall is a former military installation in Walsall, West Midlands.
The building was designed as the headquarters of the 3rd Staffordshire Rifle Volunteer Corps and was completed in 1866. [1] This unit evolved to become the 2nd Volunteer Battalion, the South Staffordshire Regiment in 1885 and the 5th Battalion, the South Staffordshire Regiment in 1908. [2] The drill hall was substantially remodelled in 1910. [1] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front. [3]
The presence at the drill hall was reduced to a single company, B (South Stafford) Company, 5th/6th (Territorial) Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's), in 1967 which evolved to become D Company, 2nd Battalion, Mercian Volunteers in 1975. [4] After the battalion left the drill hall in 1984, it was decommissioned and subsequently converted for use as a nightclub. [5]
The South Staffordshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence for only 68 years. The regiment was created in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 38th Regiment of Foot and the 80th Regiment of Foot. The regiment saw service in the Second Boer War, World War I and World War II.
The North Staffordshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, which was in existence between 1881 and 1959. The 64th Regiment of Foot was created on 21 April 1758 from the 2nd Battalion of the 11th Regiment of Foot. In 1881, under the Childers Reforms, the 64th Regiment of Foot was merged with the 98th Regiment of Foot to form the Prince of Wales's . In 1921 the regimental title was altered to the North Staffordshire Regiment .
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