Scar Lane drill hall, Milnsbridge

The Scar Lane drill hall is a former military installation in Milnsbridge, West Yorkshire, England.

Scar Lane drill hall
Milnsbridge
Scar Lane drill hall
Scar Lane drill hall
Location in West Yorkshire
Coordinates53.64045°N 1.83684°W / 53.64045; -1.83684
TypeDrill hall
Site history
Built1911
Built forWar Office
In use1911–Present

History

The building was designed as the headquarters of the 7th Battalion, The Duke of Wellington's Regiment 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]

The battalion amalgamated with the 382nd Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery (Duke of Wellington's Regiment) in 1955, a unit which converted back to form the West Riding Battalion, The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) at the St Paul's Street drill hall Huddersfield in 1961.[3] The drill hall was decommissioned at that time and then stood vacant for many years before being converted for use as the Bullecourt Museum.[1][4]

References
  1. "Milnsbridge". The Drill Hall Project. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  2. "Duke of Wellington's Regiment". The Long, Long trail. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  3. "7th Battalion, The Duke of Wellington's Regiment". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 27 December 2005. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  4. "Milnsbridge museum visit ignites pupils' passon for WWI project". The Examiner. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
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