Thirsk Road drill hall, Northallerton

The Thirsk Road drill hall is a former Army Reserve installation in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, England.

Thirsk Road drill hall
Northallerton
Thirsk Road drill hall
Thirsk Road drill hall is located in North Yorkshire
Thirsk Road drill hall
Thirsk Road drill hall
Location within North Yorkshire
Coordinates54°20′09″N 1°26′03″W / 54.33587°N 1.43424°W / 54.33587; -1.43424
TypeDrill hall
Site history
Built1911
Built forWar Office
In use1911–present

History

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The building was designed as the headquarters of the 4th Battalion the Green Howards and was completed in 1911.[1] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front.[2] In 1938 the battalion headquarters moved to Lytton Street in Middlesbrough,[3] but shortly after the end of the Second World War, elements of B Company, 4th Battalion The Green Howards returned to the Thirsk Road drill hall.[4]

After the 4th battalion amalgamated with the 5th Battalion to form the 4th/5th Battalion, The Green Howards in 1961,[5] the presence at the drill hall was disbanded.[4] However, in 1993 a platoon sized detachment from C Company of that regiment was reformed at the drill hall.[4] Following the amalgamations that led to the formation of the Yorkshire Regiment in 2006, it was a detachment from B Company of the 4th Battalion of the new regiment that maintained the presence.[6]

Although it is no longer an Army Reserve Centre, the drill hall continues to be used by 2337 (Northallerton) Squadron of the Air Training Corps[7] and by the Army Cadet Force.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Northallerton". The drill hall project. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment) ("Green Howards")". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  3. ^ Hebditch, Dan. "The 4th and 5th Battalions, The Green Howards, 1938-42: Organisation, Recruitment and Training" (PDF). p. 16. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  4. ^ a b c "Green Howards". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  5. ^ "4th Battalion, The Green Howards". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 22 November 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ "Reserve Force Units in Yorkshire and the Humber" (PDF). Reserve Forces and Cadets Association. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  7. ^ "2337 (Northallerton) Squadron". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Our locations". Army Cadets. Retrieved 12 August 2017.