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Army Riding School
Army Riding School in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Army Riding School is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Army Riding School was a military installation in Northumberland Road, Newcastle upon Tyne.
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Background
History
The facility was designed by John Dobson and built to serve as a riding school for the Northumberland and Newcastle Volunteer Corps of Cavalry in 1849. The regiment was renamed the Northumberland (Hussars) Yeomanry Cavalry in 1876 and the Northumberland Yeomanry in 1908. The regiment was mobilised at the riding school in September 1916 before landing at Zeebrugge for service on the Western Front. Meanwhile, the 6th Battalion of the Northumberland Fusiliers moved from the St Mary's Place drill hall in Newcastle upon Tyne (since demolished) to the Army Riding School, referred to by the Northumberland Fusiliers as "St George's drill hall", in 1908. The 6th Battalion then moved to the Church…
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- Coordinates
- 54.9768, -1.6102
- Address
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Phone
- +44 844 811 2121
- Established
- 1849
- Official site
- www.academymusicgroup.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q26400132 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Army Riding School (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Army Riding School?
- Army Riding School is in North-East England, United Kingdom.
- When was Army Riding School built?
- Built or established in 1849.
- Who owns Army Riding School?
- Army Riding School is owned by |built =1849.