The Hanworth Road drill hall is a former military installation in Hounslow, London.
| Hanworth Road drill hall | |
|---|---|
| Hounslow | |
 Hanworth Road drill hall | |
  Hanworth Road drill hall Location within Greater London | |
| Coordinates | 51°27′54″N 0°21′51″W / 51.46494°N 0.36426°W |
| Type | Drill hall |
| Site history | |
| Built | c.1902 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | c.1902-Present |
History
editThe building was designed as the headquarters of the 2nd Volunteer Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment and was completed in around 1902.[1] This unit evolved to become the 8th Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment in 1908.[2] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front.[3]
The battalion converted to become the 11th (Middlesex) Battalion, The Parachute Regiment in 1947, but converted back to become the 8th Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment again in 1956 and was re-numbered as the 5th Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment in 1961.[4] Following the cut-backs in 1967, the drill hall was decommissioned and converted for use as a hotel. The building was renamed the Treaty Lodge Hotel, presumably after the Treaty of Vereeniging, which was signed in May 1902.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Drill Hall Register: A list of the locations of London Drill Halls since 1908" (PDF). Stepping Forward London. p. 378. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ "The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own)". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 25 December 2005. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ "The Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment)". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ "8th Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 27 December 2005. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Treaty Lodge Hotel". Address Data. Retrieved 24 September 2017.