Gardens · South East England
Former St Mary's Drill Hall
Former St Mary's Drill Hall — a garden in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
JThomas — 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
Former St Mary's Drill Hall is a garden of interest in england-south-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 St Mary's Road drill hall is a former military installation in Southampton. It is a Grade II listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The building was designed by W H Mitchell as the headquarters of the 1st Hampshire Artillery Volunteers and completed in 1889. It was an initiative of Colonel Edward Bance, former mayor of Southampton, and was opened by Edward Stanhope, Secretary of State for War, in 1890. Both units were mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914, with the Hampshire RGA manning coast forts and the Hampshire RHA being deployed to the Middle East. After World War I, the Hampshire RGA resumed its coast defence role while the Hampshire RHA amalgamated with the Hampshire Yeomanry and evolved to become 378 (Hampshire RHA) Battery with its base in Southampton. It was renamed 218 (Hampshire RHA) Battery in 1937…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.9108, -1.3990
- Address
- Southampton
- Established
- 1889
Sources
- wikidata: Q26677734 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Mary's Road drill hall, Southampton (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Former St Mary's Drill Hall?
- Former St Mary's Drill Hall is in South-East England, United Kingdom.
- When was Former St Mary's Drill Hall built?
- Built or established in 1889.
- Who owns Former St Mary's Drill Hall?
- Former St Mary's Drill Hall is owned by Active Nation.