Thirsk Road drill hall, Northallerton
| Thirsk Road drill hall | |
|---|---|
| Northallerton | |
 Thirsk Road drill hall | |
.svg)  Thirsk Road drill hall Location within North Yorkshire | |
| Coordinates | 54°20′09″N 1°26′03″W / 54.33587°N 1.43424°W |
| Type | Drill hall |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1911 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1911–present |
The Thirsk Road drill hall is a former Army Reserve installation in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, England.
History
[edit]The building was designed as the headquarters of the 4th Battalion the Green Howards and was completed in 1911.[1] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front.[2] In 1938 the battalion headquarters moved to Lytton Street in Middlesbrough,[3] but shortly after the end of the Second World War, elements of B Company, 4th Battalion The Green Howards returned to the Thirsk Road drill hall.[4]
After the 4th battalion amalgamated with the 5th Battalion to form the 4th/5th Battalion, The Green Howards in 1961,[5] the presence at the drill hall was disbanded.[4] However, in 1993 a platoon sized detachment from C Company of that regiment was reformed at the drill hall.[4] Following the amalgamations that led to the formation of the Yorkshire Regiment in 2006, it was a detachment from B Company of the 4th Battalion of the new regiment that maintained the presence.[6]
Although it is no longer an Army Reserve Centre, the drill hall continues to be used by 2337 (Northallerton) Squadron of the Air Training Corps[7] and by the Army Cadet Force.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Northallerton". The drill hall project. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment) ("Green Howards")". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ Hebditch, Dan. "The 4th and 5th Battalions, The Green Howards, 1938-42: Organisation, Recruitment and Training" (PDF). p. 16. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ a b c "Green Howards". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ "4th Battalion, The Green Howards". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 22 November 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Reserve Force Units in Yorkshire and the Humber" (PDF). Reserve Forces and Cadets Association. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ "2337 (Northallerton) Squadron". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ "Our locations". Army Cadets. Retrieved 12 August 2017.