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Victoria Road drill hall, Ulverston

Coordinates: 54°11′36″N 3°05′38″W / 54.19337°N 3.09390°W / 54.19337; -3.09390
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Victoria Road drill hall
Ulverston
Victoria Road drill hall, Ulverston
Victoria Road drill hall is located in the former South Lakeland district
Victoria Road drill hall
Victoria Road drill hall
Location in South Lakeland
Victoria Road drill hall is located in Cumbria
Victoria Road drill hall
Victoria Road drill hall
Location in Cumbria
Coordinates54°11′36″N 3°05′38″W / 54.19337°N 3.09390°W / 54.19337; -3.09390
TypeDrill hall
Site history
Built1873
Built forWar Office
In use1873-c.1938

The Victoria Road drill hall is a former military installation in Ulverston, Cumbria, England.

History

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The building was designed as the headquarters of the 37th Lancashire Rifle Volunteers and completed in 1873.[1][2] This unit evolved into the 4th Battalion the King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) in 1908.[1] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front.[3] The battalion was disbanded shortly before the Second World War and the drill hall was made available for recreational use.[4] It is now the Red Rose Social and Recreation Centre.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Former drill hall including sergeant's house, administration and entrance blocks and boundary walling". Historic England. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Kelly's Directory of Lancashire (1905)". Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  3. ^ "The King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  4. ^ "The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 4 January 2006. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Clubs and Associations in Ulverston". The Cumbria Directory. 5 July 2017.