The Norton drill hall, Tenby explained

The Norton drill hall
Type:Drill hall
Map Type:Wales Pembrokeshire
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Pembrokeshire
Location:Tenby
Built:Early 20th century
Used:Early 20th century – Present
Built For:War Office

The Norton drill hall is a former military installation in Tenby, Wales.

History

The building was established as the drill hall for "A Squadron" of the Pembroke Yeomanry.[1] "A Squadron" became co-located with the headquarters for the regiment[2] after Yeomanry Headquarters was re-organised at Tenby in 1901.[3] [4] The regiment was mobilised at Tenby in August 1914 before being deployed to Egypt[5] but, after the headquarters moved to Haverfordwest, the drill hall was converted for residential use and is now known as "Regency Court".[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Drill halls. Council for British Archaeology. 25 December 2017.
  2. Book: John, Steven . Welsh Yeomanry at War: A History of the 24th (Pembroke and Glamorgan) Battalion The Welsh Regiment. 16. Pen and Sword. 2015. 978-1473833623.
  3. Web site: The Pembroke Yeomanry (Castlemartin). Regiments.org. 25 December 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071017220747/http://regiments.org/regiments/uk/volmil-wales/vcav/pembroke.htm. 17 October 2007. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: Tenby. The Drill Hall Project. 25 December 2017.
  5. Web site: Pembroke Yeomanry (Castlemartin). The Long, Long Trail. 25 December 2017.

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