Londesborough Barracks Explained

Londesborough Barracks
Type:Drill hall
Map Type:East Riding of Yorkshire
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within East Riding of Yorkshire
Location:Kingston upon Hull
Built:1864
Used:1864-Present
Built For:1st Yorkshire (East Riding) RVC

Londesborough Barracks is a military installation in Kingston upon Hull, England.

History

The building was designed as the headquarters of the 1st Yorkshire (East Riding) Rifle Volunteer Corps and was completed in 1864.[1] The barracks were named after Lord Londesborough, honorary colonel of the corps.[2] This unit evolved to become the 1st Volunteer Battalion, The East Yorkshire Regiment in 1883 and the 4th Battalion, The East Yorkshire Regiment in 1908.[3] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front.[4] The 1st and 2nd East Riding Batteries and Ammunition Column of the II Northumbrian Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, were also based at Londesborough Barracks, although their brigade HQ was at Wenlock Barracks in Anlaby Road.[5] [6]

Elements of the 4th Battalion, The East Yorkshire Regiment continued to use the drill hall until the battalion amalgamated with the 5th Battalion The West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) to form the 3rd Battalion the Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire in 1960.[7] After the new battalion was established at Lumley Barracks in York,[8] the barracks were handed over to the Royal Logistic Corps ('RLC') and 150 Regiment RLC was formed at Londesborough Barracks in 1967.[9]

Current units

The following units are currently based at the barracks:[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kingston upon Hull. The drill hall project. 8 July 2017.
  2. Web site: Distribution of Prizes (booklet). 1882. Hull Museums. 12 August 2017.
  3. Web site: 4th Battalion, The East Yorkshire Regiment. Regiments.org. 8 July 2017. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20070418070731/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/volmil-england/vinf-no/ye-e4.htm. 18 April 2007.
  4. Web site: East Yorkshire Regiment. The Long, Long Trail. 10 March 2016.
  5. Army List, August 1914.
  6. https://www.geograph.org.uk/article/WW1-Great-War-Centenary---Drill-Halls/13#east-riding Hull at Great War Centenary Drill Halls.
  7. Web site: Drumming up TA memories. 24 December 2012. York Press. 11 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170812021444/http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/search/10126147.display/. 12 August 2017. dead.
  8. Web site: 3rd Battalion, The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire. Regiments.org. 11 August 2017. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20051227055708/http://regiments.org/regiments/uk/volmil-england/vinf-no/y-pow-3.htm. 27 December 2005.
  9. Web site: 150th Transport Regiment. Regiments.org. 12 August 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070926223136/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/vols-tavr/corps/rlc150.htm. 26 September 2007.
  10. Web site: Londesborough Barracks. 17 April 2021.