Hanworth Road drill hall, Hounslow explained

Hanworth Road drill hall
Type:	Drill hall
Map Type:	Greater London
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location within Greater London
Location:	Hounslow
Built:	c.1902
Used:	c.1902-Present
Built For:	War Office

The Hanworth Road drill hall is a former military installation in Hounslow, London.

History

The building was designed as the headquarters of the 2nd Volunteer Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment and was completed in around 1902.^[1] This unit evolved to become the 8th Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment in 1908.^[2] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front.^[3]

The battalion converted to become the 11th (Middlesex) Battalion, The Parachute Regiment in 1947, but converted back to become the 8th Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment again in 1956 and was re-numbered as the 5th Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment in 1961.^[4] Following the cut-backs in 1967, the drill hall was decommissioned and converted for use as a hotel. The building was renamed the Treaty Lodge Hotel, presumably after the Treaty of Vereeniging, which was signed in May 1902.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Drill Hall Register: A list of the locations of London Drill Halls since 1908. 378. Stepping Forward London. 25 September 2017.
2. Web site: The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own). Regiments.org. 25 September 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20051225092024/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/057Midx.htm. 25 December 2005.
3. Web site: The Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment). The Long, Long Trail. 25 September 2017.
4. Web site: 8th Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment. Regiments.org. 25 September 2017. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20051227043618/http://regiments.org/regiments/uk/volmil-england/vinf-so/mx-08.htm. 27 December 2005.
5. Web site: Treaty Lodge Hotel. Address Data. 24 September 2017.