The Colliergate drill hall is a former military installation at the corner of

Colliergate Colliergate is a street in the city centre of York, in England. History The are occupied by the street lay outside the Roman York city walls, city walls, but fell within the Canabae of Eboracum, a residential and industrial area. It is belie ...

and

St Andrewgate St Andrewgate is a street in the city centre of York, in England. History The street lay immediately outside the walls of Roman Eboracum, and it may well be of Roman origin. It was first recorded in about 1200, taking its name from its church, ...

York York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a ...

History

The building was designed as a house and then converted to an

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in the mid-18th century. It was altered for military use with the addition of a drill hall designed by Gould and Fisher as the headquarters of the 1st West Yorkshire (York) Rifle Volunteers in 1872. This unit evolved to become the 1st West Yorkshire (York) Rifle Volunteer Battalion, The

Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the King's Division. It was created in 1958 by the amalgamation of the West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) (14th Foot) and the Ea ...

in 1881 and the 5th Battalion The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire in 1908. The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the

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. Elements of the 5th Battalion, The West Yorkshire Regiment continued to use the drill hall until the battalion amalgamated with the 4th Battalion the

East Yorkshire Regiment The East Yorkshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1685 as Sir William Clifton's Regiment of Foot and later renamed the 15th Regiment of Foot. It saw service for three centuries, before eventually being ...

to form the 3rd Battalion the

in 1960. After the new battalion was established at Lumley Barracks in York, the Colliergate drill hall was decommissioned and has since been converted for use as a hardware store.

References

{{reflist Drill halls in England Grade II listed buildings in York