Stafford Street drill hall, Wolverhampton

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Stafford Street drill hall
Wolverhampton
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Stafford Street drill hall
Stafford Street drill hall is located in West Midlands county
Stafford Street drill hall
Stafford Street drill hall
Location within West Midlands
Coordinates52°35′15″N 2°07′34″W / 52.58739°N 2.12616°W / 52.58739; -2.12616Coordinates: 52°35′15″N 2°07′34″W / 52.58739°N 2.12616°W / 52.58739; -2.12616
TypeDrill hall
Site history
Built1890
Built forWar Office
In use1890-Present

The Stafford Street drill hall is a former military installation in Wolverhampton, West Midlands.

History[]

The building was designed as the headquarters of the 3rd Volunteer Battalion, the South Staffordshire Regiment and was completed in 1890.[1] This unit evolved to become the 6th Battalion, the South Staffordshire Regiment in 1908.[2] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front.[3] The drill hall was also the home of D Squadron, Staffordshire Yeomanry.[1]

The battalion amalgamated with the 5th Battalion to form the 5th/6th (Territorial) Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's) with its headquarters in Wolverhampton in 1967.[4] After the battalion moved to Wolseley House in Wolverhampton,[5] the Stafford Street drill hall was decommissioned and acquired by the University of Wolverhampton.[1] It has since been converted by Liam Wordley, a developer, into student accommodation.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Wolverhampton". The Drill Hall Project. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  2. ^ "South Staffordshire Regiment". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 28 December 2005. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  3. ^ "South Staffordshire Regiment". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  4. ^ "3rd Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's)". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 27 December 2005. Retrieved 4 September 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ "Wolverhampton's Locally Listed Buildings". History Website. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  6. ^ "£10m plan for homes at Wolverhampton Sunbeam factory". Express and Star. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
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