Victoria_Road_drill_hall,_Ulverston

Victoria Road drill hall, Ulverston

Victoria Road drill hall, Ulverston

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

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History

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]

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