Historic houses · Mid Wales
Back Lane drill hall
In or near Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn.
Back Lane drill hall in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
Penny Mayes — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Newtown · 0.6 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Back Lane drill hall is a place of interest in Wales Mid, 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 Back Lane drill hall is a former military installation in Newtown, Wales.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The building was designed as the headquarters of the 5th Volunteer Battalion, The South Wales Borderers and was completed in 1897. This unit evolved to become the 7th Battalion, The Royal Welch Fusiliers in 1908. The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to Gallipoli and ultimately to the Western Front. After the Second World War, the battalion converted to become the 636th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (Royal Welch) and then amalgamated with the 635th (Royal Welch) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery to form the 446th (Royal Welch) Airborne Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery at Caernarfon Barracks in 1955.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.5163, -3.3176
- District
- Powys
- Parish
- Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn
- Postcode
- SY16 2NH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr
- Established
- 1855
- Nearest railway station
- Newtown — 0.6 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q38251788 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Back Lane drill hall, Newtown (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Back Lane drill hall?
- Back Lane drill hall is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SY16 2NH), in the parish of Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn.
- What is Back Lane drill hall?
- Back Lane drill hall in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Back Lane drill hall?
- The nearest railway station is Newtown, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode SY16 2NH.
- When was Back Lane drill hall built?
- Built or established in 1855.
- Who owns Back Lane drill hall?
- Back Lane drill hall is owned by |built =1855.
- How do I get to Back Lane drill hall?
- The nearest railway station is Newtown, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SY16 2NH.