Fulham High Street drill hall

Fulham High Street drill hall
Fulham, London

Fulham High Street drill hall
Fulham High Street drill hall
Location within London
Coordinates 51°28′05″N 0°12′37″W / 51.46799°N 0.21021°W / 51.46799; -0.21021Coordinates: 51°28′05″N 0°12′37″W / 51.46799°N 0.21021°W / 51.46799; -0.21021
Type Drill Hall
Site history
Built 1902
Built for War Office
In use 1902-Present

The Fulham High Street drill hall is a military installation in Fulham, London. It is a Grade II listed building.[1]

History

The original manor house on the site was built in the 14th century and subsequently came into the ownership of Sir Ralph Warren and then of Sir Thomas White, both of whom served as Lord Mayor of London.[2] The current building was built as a private house in the early 18th century[1] and subsequently became a school for girls before being acquired by the commanding officer of the 26th Middlesex (Cyclist) Rifle Volunteer Corps for use as the headquarters of his unit in 1902.[2]

The 26th Middlesex (Cyclist) Rifle Volunteer Corps evolved to become the 25th (County of London) Cyclist Battalion in 1908.[3] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front.[4] When the London Regiment was broken up in 1937, the battalion became part of the 47th (2nd London) Divisional Signals, Royal Signals.[5]

After the Second World War, the drill hall became the headquarters of the 23rd (Southern) Corps Signal Regiment.[6][7] Once the Royal Signals left the site, the drill hall was occupied by a rifle company of the 4th Battalion the Royal Green Jackets in 1966[3] and then, after the Royal Green Jackets were amalgamated into The Rifles, the drill hall became the regimental headquarters of the Royal Yeomanry and its command and support squadron, the Westminster Dragoons, in 2006.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Fulham House". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  2. 1 2 "House of History". Fulham Residents' Journal. 30 June 2015. p. 28. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Drill Hall Register: A list of the locations of London Drill Halls since 1908" (PDF). Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "The London Regiment". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "25th (County of London) (Cyclist) Battalion, The London Regiment". Regiments.org. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "The History of 30 Signal Regiment" (PDF). Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  7. ↑ Lord, Cliff; Watson, Graham (2003). "The Royal Corps of Signals: Unit Histories of the Corps (1920-2001) and its Antecedents". Helion & Company. ISBN 978-1874622925.
  8. ↑ "The Royal Yeomanry". Regiments.org. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
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