Gardens · North West England
Castle Armoury
Castle Armoury — a garden in england-north-west, United Kingdom.
Stephen Richards — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
About
Castle Armoury is a garden of interest in england-north-west, 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 Castle Armoury is a military installation in Bury, Greater Manchester, England.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The armoury was designed as the headquarters of the 8th Lancashire Rifle Volunteer Corps and built on the remains of Bury Castle in 1868. An extension exhibiting the same architectural features was opened by the Duke of Connaught in November 1907. The 8th Lancashire Rifle Volunteer Corps evolved to become the 1st Volunteer Battalion, the Lancashire Fusiliers in 1883 and the 5th Battalion, the Lancashire Fusiliers in 1908. The battalion was mobilised at the armoury in September 1914 before being deployed to the Suez Canal, then to Gallipoli and ultimately to the Western Front. The armoury remained the home of the 5th battalion, the Lancashire Fusiliers through the inter-war period. A major…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.5942, -2.2986
- Address
- Bolton St, Bury, BL9 0EY
- Established
- 1868
- Official site
- www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q26320119 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Castle Armoury (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Castle Armoury?
- Castle Armoury is in North-West England, United Kingdom.
- When was Castle Armoury built?
- Built or established in 1868.
- Who owns Castle Armoury?
- Castle Armoury is owned by {{army|United Kingdom}}.