Stockport Armoury

The Stockport Armoury is a military installation in Stockport, Greater Manchester.

History
The building was designed by Henry Bowman as the headquarters of the 4th Cheshire Rifle Volunteers in 1862. The unit evolved to become the 4th Volunteer Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment in 1883 and the 6th Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment in 1908. The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front and then being disbanded in 1920.

'A' Company, the Mercian Volunteers was formed at the Armoury in 1967 and evolved to become the 'A' Company, the 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment in 1988 and Salerno Company, the Fire Support Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment in 1995. The presence at the Armoury was reduced to a mortar platoon of 'B' (Cheshire) Company, The King's and Cheshire Regiment in 1999, of 'A' (Cheshire) Company, The West Midlands Regiment in 2006 and of 'A' (Cheshire) Company, 4th Battalion, The Mercian Regiment in 2007. The Armoury is still an active Army Reserve Centre.