Priory Road drill hall, Hornsey

The Priory Road drill hall is a military installation at Hornsey in London.

History
The building was designed as the headquarters of the 1st Volunteer Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment and was completed in 1903. This unit evolved to become the 7th Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment in 1908. The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front. The drill hall was substantially rebuilt just before the Second World War. Following the cut-backs in 1967, the presence at the drill hall was reduced to one company, B Company 6th / 7th (Volunteer) Battalion, the Queen's Regiment, in 1975 and B (Albuhera) Company, 8th Battalion The Queen's Fusiliers in 1988. After the London Regiment was formed in 1992, the presence at the drill hall was further reduced to a single rifle platoon from B (Queen's Regiment) Company, the London Regiment: the building remains an active Army Reserve Centre.