Albert Road drill hall, Retford
| Albert Road drill hall | |
|---|---|
| Retford | |
 The "Albert Hall" | |
  Albert Road drill hall Location within Nottinghamshire | |
| Coordinates | 53°19′07″N 0°56′30″W / 53.31867°N 0.94173°W |
| Type | Drill hall |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1860 |
| In use | 1860-Present |
The Albert Road drill hall is a former military installation in Retford.
History
The building was designed as a mission hall for All Hallows' Church, Ordsall and was completed around 1860.[1] After an extension to St Alban's Church, Ordsall was completed in 1913,[2] the parish had sufficient capacity and regarded the hall as surplus to requirements.[1] Instead it became the headquarters of the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry in 1914.[3] The regiment was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to Gallipoli.[4] After a modern Territorial Army Centre was established in Hallcroft Road, the hall was decommissioned and was used as a Methodist Sunday School Centre and then as a storage facility.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Retford Conservation Area Appraisal" (PDF). Bassetlaw Council. 1 May 2012. p. 129. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ "St Albans Church". Nottinghamshire History. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ "Retford". The Drill Hall Project. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ "Nottinghamshire Yeomanry (Sherwood Rangers)". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 17 December 2017.