The Holdenhurst Road drill hall is a former military installation in

Bournemouth Bournemouth () is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area of Dorset, England. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 183,491, making it the largest town in Dorset. It is situated on the Southern ...

, Dorset.

History

The building was designed as the headquarters of the 4th Volunteer Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment and was completed in 1897. This unit evolved to become the 7th Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment in 1908. The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to India. The battalion amalgamated with 5th Battalion to form 5th/7th Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment at Southampton in 1921. After briefly serving as the headquarters of the 5th/7th Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment, the drill hall was used as a headquarters for the

Local Defence Volunteers The Home Guard (initially Local Defence Volunteers or LDV) was an armed citizen militia supporting the British Army during the Second World War. Operational from 1940 to 1944, the Home Guard had 1.5 million local volunteers otherwise ineligible f ...

during the Second World War. It was subsequently decommissioned and converted for residential use in 2006.

References

{{reflist, 30em Drill halls in England Buildings and structures in Bournemouth Buildings and structures completed in 1897 2006 disestablishments in England