The Stafford Street drill hall is a former military installation in Wolverhampton, West Midlands.
| Stafford Street drill hall | |
|---|---|
| Wolverhampton | |
 Stafford Street drill hall | |
  Stafford Street drill hall Location within West Midlands | |
| Coordinates | 52°35′15″N 2°07′34″W / 52.58739°N 2.12616°W |
| Type | Drill hall |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1890 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1890-Present |
History
editThe building was designed as the headquarters of the 3rd Volunteer Battalion, the South Staffordshire Regiment and was completed in 1890.[1] This unit evolved to become the 6th Battalion, the South Staffordshire Regiment in 1908.[2] The battalion was mobilised for the First World War at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front.[3] The drill hall was also the home of D Squadron, Staffordshire Yeomanry.[1]
The battalion amalgamated with the 5th Battalion to form the 5th/6th (Territorial) Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's) with its headquarters in Wolverhampton in 1967.[4] After the battalion moved to Wolseley House in Wolverhampton,[5] the Stafford Street drill hall was decommissioned and acquired by the University of Wolverhampton.[1] It has since been converted by Liam Wordley, a developer, into student accommodation.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Wolverhampton". The Drill Hall Project. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "South Staffordshire Regiment". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 28 December 2005. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ^ "South Staffordshire Regiment". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ^ "3rd Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's)". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 27 December 2005. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Wolverhampton's Locally Listed Buildings". History Website. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "£10m plan for homes at Wolverhampton Sunbeam factory". Express and Star. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2017.