High West Street drill hall | |
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Dorchester | |
Coordinates | 50°42′55″N 2°26′22″W / 50.71533°N 2.43936°W |
Type | Drill hall |
Site history | |
Built | 1849 |
Built for | War Office |
In use | 1849-1967 |
The High West Street drill hall is a former military installation in Dorchester, Dorset. It is a Grade II listed building. [1]
The building, which was built as a residential property in 1849, was converted in the late 19th century for use as the headquarters of the Dorsetshire Rifle Volunteers. [1] This unit evolved to become the 1st Volunteer Battalion, The Dorsetshire Regiment in 1887 and the 4th Battalion, The Dorsetshire Regiment in 1908. [2] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to India. [3] [4] After the Territorial Army infantry presence in Dorchester was reduced to a single company, C Company (Dorset), Wessex Volunteers, [2] at the newly built Poundbury Road Territorial Army Centre, in 1967, [5] the High West Street drill hall was decommissioned and subsequently converted for commercial use. [1]
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