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.
It was opened by the Duchess of Westminster.
[ 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.]Western Front Western Front or West Front may refer to:
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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.[
On 30 November 1940, during the Second World War, the building was badly damaged by a bomb. It was agreed to rebuild the hall to a design by Trenwith Wills and it was rebuilt by James Miller and Partners between 1950 and 1952.][ In 1952, following another re-organisation, the unit based at the drill hall was renamed the 7th Battalion The King's Royal Rifle Corps (Queen Victoria’s Rifles).][ That unit evolved to become the 4th (Volunteer) Battalion, Royal Green Jackets in 1967; F (Royal Green Jackets) Company the ]London Regiment London Regiment may refer to two infantry regiments in the British Army:
* London Regiment (1908–1938)
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in 1999; F Company, Royal Rifle Volunteers in 2006; and F Company, 7th Battalion, The Rifles the following year.[
F Company transferred to the ]London Regiment London Regiment may refer to two infantry regiments in the British Army:
* London Regiment (1908–1938)
The London Regiment was an infantry regiment in the British Army, part of the Territorial Force (renamed the Territorial Army in 1921). The ...
and moved to the Hammersmith Road drill hall in 2017.
References
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Drill halls in London
Buildings and structures in the City of Westminster