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
Birkenhead, Merseyside
Grange Road West drill hall, Birkenhead
Grange Road West drill hall, Birkenhead
Location in Merseyside
Coordinates53.38924°N 3.04122°W / 53.38924; -3.04122
TypeDrill hall
Site history
Builtc.1900
Built forWar Office
In usec.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
  1. "Birkenhead". The Drill Halls Project. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  2. "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)
  3. "Cheshire Regiment". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  4. "Transcript of interview with John James Atkins by Robert Surman". Merseyside at War. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  5. "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)
  6. "Contact us". Birkenhead Gymnastics Club. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
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