| Phoenix Street drill hall | |
|---|---|
| Lancaster | |
 Phoenix Street drill hall, Lancaster | |
  Phoenix Street drill hall Location within Lancaster  Phoenix Street drill hall Location within Lancashire | |
| Coordinates | 54°03′05″N 2°47′47″W / 54.05127°N 2.79643°W |
| Type | Drill hall |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1894 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1894-1990 |
The Phoenix Street drill hall is a former military installation in Lancaster, Lancashire.
History
The building was designed as the headquarters of the Lancaster Rifle Volunteers and completed in 1894.[1] This unit evolved into the 5th Battalion the King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) in 1908.[2] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front.[3] The battalion was redesignated the 4th/5th (Territorial) Battalion The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) at the drill hall in 1961.[4] The battalion was reduced to a cadre in 1969 but reconstituted as the 4th (Territorial Army) Battalion of the King's Own Royal Border Regiment in 1975.[4]
After the battalion moved to Alexandra Barracks at Caton Road in Lancaster in 1990, the drill hall was decommissioned[5] and is now used as a church.[6]
References
- ↑ "Records of the 1st/5th Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment". King's Own Royal Regiment Museum, Lancaster. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ↑ "King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 4 January 2006. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ↑ "The King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- 1 2 "5th Battalion, The King's Own Royal Regiment". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 22 November 2005. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Soldiering on since 1797". Lancaster Guardian. 12 March 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ↑ "The King's Community Church, Lancaster". King's Community Church. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
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