Quebec Street drill hall, Dereham explained

Quebec Street drill hall
Type:Drill hall
Map Type:Norfolk
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Norfolk
Location:Dereham, Norfolk
Coordinates:52.681°N 0.9399°W
Built:1866
Used:1866 – 1947
Built For:War Office

The Quebec Street drill hall is a former military installation in Dereham, Norfolk.

History

The building, which dates from the 17th century,[1] became the headquarters of the 1st Administrative Battalion, Norfolk Rifle Volunteers in around 1866.[2] [3] This unit evolved to become the 3rd Norfolk Rifle Volunteer Corps in 1872, the 3rd Volunteer Battalion, the Norfolk Regiment in 1883 and the 5th Battalion, the Norfolk Regiment in 1908.[2] The battalion was mobilised at Quebec Street before being deployed to Gallipoli and then to Egypt and Palestine.[4] The building suffered damage during a Zeppelin air raid during the night of 8 September 1915.[5] The battalion was disbanded after the Second World War[2] and the building was decommissioned and is now the offices of an estate agent.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2 Church Street, Dereham. British Listed Buildings. 16 July 2017.
  2. Web site: 5th Battalion, The Royal Norfolk Regiment. Regiments.org. 16 July 2017. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20071015032133/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/volmil-england/vinf-ea/nf-5.htm. 15 October 2007. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: Dereham. The drill halls project. 16 July 2017.
  4. Web site: Norfolk Regiment. The Long, Long Trail. 24 January 2016.
  5. Web site: Wartime Dereham. Eastern Daily Press. 13 February 2014. 16 July 2017. 10 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170310133833/http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/wartime_dereham_1_3319065?storyId=1.3318363.1392288320. dead.
  6. Web site: Case and Dewing. Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. 16 July 2017.