Grange Road West drill hall, Birkenhead
The Grange Road West drill hall is a former military installation, and now a sports centre, in Birkenhead, Merseyside.
Grange Road West drill hall, Birkenhead | |
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Birkenhead, Merseyside | |
![]() Grange Road West drill hall, Birkenhead | |
![]() ![]() Grange Road West drill hall, Birkenhead Location in Merseyside | |
Coordinates | 53.38924°N 3.04122°W |
Type | Drill hall |
Site history | |
Built | c.1900 |
Built for | War Office |
In use | c.1900 – 1967 |
History
The building was designed as the headquarters of the 1st Volunteer Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment who relocated from the Park Road South drill hall in around 1900.[1] This unit evolved to become the 4th Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment in 1908.[2] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to Gallipoli and ultimately the Western Front.[3][4] The battalion amalgamated with the 5th Battalion to form the 4th/5th (Earl of Chester's) Battalion in 1921.[2] The 4th/5th (Earl of Chester's) Battalion evolved to become the 4th Battalion in 1939, just before the Second World War, and, although it continued to be based at Grange Road West,[5] it was disbanded in 1967.[2] The drill hall, being surplus to requirements, was sold, in 1969, to Birkenhead County Borough Council who converted it into a sports centre.[1] It is now the home of the Birkenhead Gymnastics Club.[6]
References
- "Birkenhead". The Drill Halls Project. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- "The Cheshire Regiment". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 31 December 2006. Retrieved 11 July 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- "Cheshire Regiment". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- "Transcript of interview with John James Atkins by Robert Surman". Merseyside at War. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- "4th Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 1 March 2007. Retrieved 18 August 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- "Contact us". Birkenhead Gymnastics Club. Retrieved 13 August 2017.