| Phoenix Street drill hall | |
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| Lancaster | |
 Phoenix Street drill hall, Lancaster | |
 <div style="position: absolute; top: Expression error: Missing operand for *.%; left: 284.5%; height: 0; width: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> Phoenix Street drill hall Location within Lancashire
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| Coordinates | 54°03′05″N 2°47′47″W / 54.05127°N 2.79643°WCoordinates: 54°03′05″N 2°47′47″W / 54.05127°N 2.79643°W |
| Type | Drill hall |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1894 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1894-1990 |
The Phoenix Street drill hall is a former military installation in Lancaster, Lancashire.
History[]
The building was designed as the headquarters of the Lancaster Rifle Volunteers and completed in 1894.[1] This unit evolved into the 5th Battalion the King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) in 1908.[2] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front.[3] The battalion was redesignated the 4th/5th (Territorial) Battalion The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) at the drill hall in 1961.[4] The battalion was reduced to a cadre in 1969 but reconstituted as the 4th (Territorial Army) Battalion of the King's Own Royal Border Regiment in 1975.[4]
After the battalion moved to Alexandra Barracks at Caton Road in Lancaster in 1990, the drill hall was decommissioned[5] and is now used as a church.[6]
References[]
- ↑ "Records of the 1st/5th Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment". King's Own Royal Regiment Museum, Lancaster. http://www.kingsownmuseum.com/kolib0104.htm. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ↑ "King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)". Regiments.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20060104054136/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/004KORR.htm. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ↑ "The King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)". The Long, Long Trail. http://www.1914-1918.net/kingsown.htm. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "5th Battalion, The King's Own Royal Regiment". Regiments.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20051122180128/http://regiments.org:80/regiments/uk/volmil-england/vinf-no/cu-KO45.htm. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ↑ "Soldiering on since 1797". Lancaster Guardian. 12 March 2008. http://www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/lifestyle/nostalgia/soldiering-on-since-1797-1-1171792. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ↑ "The King's Community Church, Lancaster". King's Community Church. http://www.kcc.org.uk/. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
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