Davies Street drill hall
| Davies Street drill hall | |
|---|---|
| Mayfair, London | |
 Davies Street drill hall | |
  Davies Street drill hall Location within London | |
| Coordinates | 51°30′48″N 0°08′54″W / 51.51328°N 0.14836°W |
| Type | Drill Hall |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1890 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1890-Present |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | F Company 7th Battalion The Rifles |
The Davies Street drill hall is a former military installation in Davies Street, London.
History
The original drill hall on the site, which was designed by Charles Herbert Shoppee as the headquarters of the 1st Middlesex (Victoria and St George's) Volunteer Rifle Corps, was built by E. Lawrance and Sons and completed in December 1890.[1] It was opened by the Duchess of Westminster.[1] That unit amalgamated with the 19th Middlesex (St. Giles's and St. George's, Bloomsbury) Volunteer Rifle Corps and to form the 9th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Queen Victoria's) in 1908.[2] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front.[3]
When the London Regiment was broken up and the battalions reallocated to other units in August 1937, the hall became the home of the Queen Victoria's Rifles, The King’s Royal Rifle Corps.[2]
On 30 November 1940, during the
F Company transferred to the
References
- ^ a b c Sheppard, F H W (1980). "'Davies Street Area: Davies Street, East Side', in Survey of London: Volume 40, the Grosvenor Estate in Mayfair, Part 2 (The Buildings)". London: British History Online. pp. 69–76. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Drill Hall Register: A list of the locations of London Drill Halls since 1908" (PDF). Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ "The London Regiment". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "QVR Drill Hall W1". West End At War. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ "Duke of Westminster locked in feud with Army reservists as notice served on their headquarters to build luxury hotel". The Telegraph. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2018.