Brook Street drill hall, Welshpool
| Brook Street drill hall | |
|---|---|
| Welshpool, Wales | |
 Brook Street drill hall | |
  Brook Street drill hall Location in Powys | |
| Coordinates | 52°39′43″N 3°09′12″W / 52.66198°N 3.15330°W / 52.66198; -3.15330Coordinates: 52°39′43″N 3°09′12″W / 52.66198°N 3.15330°W / 52.66198; -3.15330 |
| Type | Drill hall |
| Site history | |
| Built | Mid 19th century |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | Mid 19th century – Present |
The Brook Street drill hall is a military installation in Welshpool.
History
An armoury was established at Welshpool in the mid-19th century.[1] It became the headquarters of the Montgomeryshire Rifle Volunteers in 1861[2] and, although the regiment evolved to become 7th (Merioneth and Montgomery) Battalion, the Royal Welch Fusiliers with its headquarters at Newtown in 1908, the battalion still maintained a presence at Welshpool in the form of C Company.[2]
Meanwhile, the building had also become the headquarters of the Montgomeryshire Yeomanry in the late 19th century.[3][4] The regiment was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Middle East.[5] After the war, the yeomanry were absorbed by the 7th (Merioneth and Montgomery) Battalion, the Royal Welch Fusiliers.[3]
Following the Second World War and the conversion of the battalion to artillery, the drill hall was decommissioned; it was converted into a sports centre[6] in 1980[7] but it is still used as a training facility by the air cadets.[8]
References
^ "Papers relating to the Armoury, Welshpool". National Archives. Retrieved 17 December 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ ab "Merionethshire and Montgomeryshire Volunteers". Regiments.org. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
^ ab "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 July 2007. Retrieved 17 December 2017.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
^ "Welshpool". The Drill Hall Project. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
^ "Montgomeryshire Yeomanry". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
^ "The Armoury". The Armoury, Welshpool. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
^ "Recreaction in Welshpool". BBC. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
^ "2364 (Welshpool) Squadron, Air Training Corps". Retrieved 17 December 2017.
