Grange Road West drill hall, Birkenhead
| Grange Road West drill hall, Birkenhead | |
|---|---|
| Birkenhead, Merseyside | |
 Grange Road West drill hall, Birkenhead | |
  Grange Road West drill hall, Birkenhead Location in Merseyside | |
| Coordinates | 53°23′21″N 3°02′28″W / 53.38924°N 3.04122°W |
| Type | Drill hall |
| Site history | |
| Built | c.1900 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | c.1900 – 1967 |
The Grange Road West drill hall is a former military installation, and now a sports centre, in Birkenhead, Merseyside.
History[edit]
The building was designed as the headquarters of the 1st Volunteer Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment who relocated from the Park Road South drill hall in around 1900.[1] This unit evolved to become the 4th Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment in 1908.[2] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to Gallipoli and ultimately the Western Front.[3][4] The battalion amalgamated with the 5th Battalion to form the 4th/5th (Earl of Chester's) Battalion in 1921.[2] The 4th/5th (Earl of Chester's) Battalion evolved to become the 4th Battalion in 1939, just before the Second World War, and, although it continued to be based at Grange Road West,[5] it was disbanded in 1967.[2] The drill hall, being surplus to requirements, was sold, in 1969, to Birkenhead County Borough Council who converted it into a sports centre.[1] It is now the home of Birkenhead Trampoline Club and Wirral Gymnastics Club.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Birkenhead". The Drill Halls Project. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ a b c "The Cheshire Regiment". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 31 December 2006. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Cheshire Regiment". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ "Transcript of interview with John James Atkins by Robert Surman". Merseyside at War. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ "4th Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 1 March 2007. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Contact us". Wirral Gymnastics Club. Retrieved 9 November 2022.