Victoria Road drill hall, Ulverston explained

Victoria Road drill hall
Type:	Drill hall
Map Type:	United Kingdom South Lakeland#Cumbria
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in South Lakeland##Location in Cumbria
Location:	Ulverston
Built:	1873
Used:	1873-c.1938
Built For:	War Office

The Victoria Road drill hall is a former military installation in Ulverston, Cumbria, England.

History

The building was designed as the headquarters of the 37th Lancashire Rifle Volunteers and completed in 1873.^{[1] [2]} This unit evolved into the 4th Battalion the King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) in 1908.^[1] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front.^[3] The battalion was disbanded shortly before the Second World War and the drill hall was made available for recreational use.^[4] It is now the Red Rose Social and Recreation Centre.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Former drill hall including sergeant's house, administration and entrance blocks and boundary walling. Historic England. 5 July 2017.
2. Web site: Kelly's Directory of Lancashire (1905). 5 July 2017.
3. Web site: The King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). The Long, Long Trail. 31 May 2016.
4. Web site: The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster). https://web.archive.org/web/20060104054136/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/004KORR.htm. dead. 4 January 2006. Regiments.org. 5 July 2017.
5. Web site: Clubs and Associations in Ulverston. The Cumbria Directory. 5 July 2017.