Cattle Market Street drill hall explained

Cattle Market Street drill hall
Type:Drill hall
Map Type:Norfolk
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Norfolk
Location:Norwich, Norfolk
Coordinates:52.6278°N 1.2987°W
Built:c.1900
Used:c.1900 – c.1945
Built For:War Office

The Cattle Market Street drill hall is a former military installation in Norwich, United Kingdom.

History

The building, which dates from the early 20th century, became the headquarters of the Norfolk (The King's Own Royal Regiment) Yeomanry[1] at around that time and of the 6th (Cyclist) Battalion, the Norfolk Regiment in about 1910.[2] The 6th Battalion was mobilised at St Giles before being deployed to Ireland[3] and was subsequently disbanded in 1921.[2] Meanwhile, in 1922, the Norfolk Yeomany converted to become the 108th (Suffolk and Norfolk Yeomanry) Field Brigade, Royal Artillery with its headquarters at the Sporle Road drill hall in Swaffham but with 429 (Norfolk Yeomanry) Battery, which was initially based at Swaffham, returning to the Cattle Market Street drill hall a few years later.[4] Following amalgamations during the Second World War, the drill hall was decommissioned and the premises are now used as offices by a firm of architects.[5]

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Norwich. Drill halls project. 16 July 2017.
  2. Web site: 6th (Cyclist) Battalion, The Norfolk Regiment. Regiments.org. 16 July 2017. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20071130215928/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/volmil-england/vinf-ea/nf-6cycl.htm. 30 November 2007. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: Norfolk Regiment. The Long, Long Trail. 24 January 2016.
  4. Litchfield, pp. 186–7
  5. Web site: About us. LSI Architects. 16 July 2017.