Iverna Gardens drill hall
| Iverna Gardens drill hall | |
|---|---|
| Kensington, London | |
 Iverna Gardens drill hall | |
  Iverna Gardens drill hall Location within London | |
| Coordinates | 51°29′55″N 0°11′38″W / 51.49851°N 0.19395°W |
| Type | Drill Hall |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1903 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1903-Present |
The Iverna Gardens drill hall is a military installation in Kensington, London.
History
The drill hall was designed as the headquarters for the 4th (Kensington) Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Corps and completed in 1903.[1] This unit became the 13th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Kensington) in 1908.[1] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front.[2] In 1936, on the break-up of the London Regiment, the unit was re-designated the Princess Louise's Kensington Regiment, The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own).[3] It was deployed to France as part of the British Expeditionary Force at the early stages of the Second World War but did not return to the drill hall after the war.[4]
In 1939 the drill hall was instead occupied by the
Since 2014 the drill hall has also been the home of B Detachment 256 (City of London) Field Hospital.[1] The drill hall also houses the Battalion Headquarters of The 7th Battalion, The Rifles.[8]
References
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "13th (County of London) Battalion The London Regiment (Kensington)". Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ "History" (PDF). Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "Anti-Aircraft Command 1924-1955". Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ISBN 0-9508205-2-0, p. 168.
- ^ 474–519 Rgts RA at British Army from 1945 on.
- ^ "Army Reserve Centre 1A Iverna Gardens". Army Reserve. British Army. Retrieved 7 January 2024.