Everton Road drill hall explained

Everton Road drill hall
Type:	Drill hall
Map Type:	Merseyside
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Merseyside
Location:	Liverpool
Coordinates:	53.416°N -2.9657°W
Built:	1884
Used:	1884 – 1967
Built For:	War Office

The Everton Road drill hall is a former military installation in Liverpool.

History

The building was designed as a drill hall for the 19th Lancashire Rifle Volunteers by connecting three double-fronted Georgian houses in 1884.^[1] This unit went on to become the 6th Volunteer Battalion, the King's (Liverpool Regiment) in 1888, and the 9th Battalion, the King's (Liverpool Regiment) in 1908 (part of the West Lancashire Division.^[2] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front.^[3] It has been occupied by the Red Triangle Karate Club since around 1990.^[1]

See also

• Grade II listed buildings in Liverpool-L6

Notes and References

1. Web site: Liverpool and Merseyside remembered. Anthony Hogan. 15 July 2017. 7 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150107032255/http://liverpoolremembrance.weebly.com/local-regiments.html. dead.
2. Web site: 9th Battalion, The King's Regiment. Regiments.org. 15 July 2017. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20071128005006/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/volmil-england/vinf-no/la-K9.htm. 28 November 2007. dmy-all.
3. Web site: King's (Liverpool Regiment). The Long, Long Trail. 15 July 2017.