Phoenix Street drill hall, Lancaster

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Phoenix Street drill hall
Lancaster
Former World War One Drill Hall, Phoenix Street, Lancaster - geograph.org.uk - 4096282.jpg
Phoenix Street drill hall, Lancaster
Phoenix Street drill hall is located in Lancaster city centre
Phoenix Street drill hall
Phoenix Street drill hall
Location within Lancaster
Coordinates54°03′05″N 2°47′47″W / 54.05127°N 2.79643°W / 54.05127; -2.79643Coordinates: 54°03′05″N 2°47′47″W / 54.05127°N 2.79643°W / 54.05127; -2.79643
TypeDrill hall
Site history
Built1894
Built forWar Office
In use1894-1990

The Phoenix Street drill hall is a former military installation in Lancaster, Lancashire.

History[]

The building was designed as the headquarters of the Lancaster Rifle Volunteers and completed in 1894.[1] This unit evolved into the 5th Battalion the King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) in 1908.[2] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front.[3] The battalion was redesignated the 4th/5th (Territorial) Battalion The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) at the drill hall in 1961.[4] The battalion was reduced to a cadre in 1969 but reconstituted as the 4th (Territorial Army) Battalion of the King's Own Royal Border Regiment in 1975.[4]

After the battalion moved to Alexandra Barracks at Caton Road in Lancaster in 1990, the drill hall was decommissioned[5] and is now used as a church.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Records of the 1st/5th Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment". King's Own Royal Regiment Museum, Lancaster. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  2. ^ "King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 4 January 2006. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  3. ^ "The King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  4. ^ a b "5th Battalion, The King's Own Royal Regiment". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 22 November 2005. Retrieved 5 July 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ "Soldiering on since 1797". Lancaster Guardian. 12 March 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  6. ^ "The King's Community Church, Lancaster". King's Community Church. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
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