| Baron Street drill hall | |
| Type: | Drill hall |
| Map Type: | Greater Manchester |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Greater Manchester |
| Location: | Rochdale |
| Built: | c.1865 |
| Used: | c.1865-1980s |
| Built For: | War Office |
The Baron Street drill hall is a former military installation in Rochdale, England.
The building was designed as the headquarters of the 12th Lancashire Rifle Volunteers in around 1865.[1] This unit evolved to become the 2nd Volunteer Battalion the Lancashire Fusiliers in 1883 and the 6th Battalion, the Lancashire Fusiliers in 1908.[2] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to Gallipoli and ultimately to the Western Front.[3] The drill hall continued to be used by the battalion until the Second World War[4] and, although the 6th Battalion was disbanded after the war, elements of the 5th (Volunteer) Battalion continued to use it[5] until the 1980s when it was decommissioned and sold for industrial use.[6]
