Yeomanry House, Reading

Yeomanry House is a former military installation in Reading, Berkshire. It is a Grade II listed building.[1]

For other buildings known as Yeomanry House, see Yeomanry House.

Yeomanry House
Reading, Berkshire
Yeomanry House (just visible in the background behind the wall)
Yeomanry House
Berkshire
Coordinates51.45096°N 0.98177°W / 51.45096; -0.98177
TypeMilitary headquarters
Site history
BuiltEarly 19th century
In useEarly 19th century-Present

History

The house, which was originally known as Castle Hill House, was built in the early 19th century.[1] It became the headquarters of the Berkshire Yeomanry in around 1906.[2] A riding school was built on the site around the same time and evolved to become a drill hall.[2] The regiment was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to Gallipoli and, ultimately, to the Western Front.[3] After the war the presence at the drill hall was maintained by 395 (Berkshire Yeomanry) Battery Royal Artillery.[4]

In the 1930s, the divisional ordnance unit for 48th (South Midland) Division was based at the drill hall.[5] Following the defence cuts of 1967, the drill hall was decommissioned.[2] It was demolished in 1995[6] and that part of the site became the Berkshire Record Office in 2000.[2]

References
  1. "Yeomanry House". British listed buildings. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  2. "Outline Development Framework: Yeomanry House, Reading: Outline Development Framework" (PDF). Reading Borough Council. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  3. "Berkshire Yeomanry (Hungerford)". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  4. "The Berkshire Yeomanry (Hungerford) at regiments.org by T.F.Mills". Archived from the original on 15 July 2007. Retrieved 2014-03-28.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. "48th (South Midland) Division" (PDF). British Military History. p. 5. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  6. "Reading". The Drill Hall Project. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
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