The Stafford Street drill hall is a former military installation in

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, West Midlands.

History

The building was designed as the headquarters of the 3rd Volunteer Battalion, the

South Staffordshire Regiment The South Staffordshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence for only 68 years. The regiment was created in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 38th (1st Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot an ...

and was completed in 1890. This unit evolved to become the 6th Battalion, the South Staffordshire Regiment in 1908. The battalion was mobilised for the

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at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the

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. The drill hall was also the home of D Squadron, Staffordshire Yeomanry. The battalion amalgamated with the 5th Battalion to form the 5th/6th (Territorial) Battalion, The

Staffordshire Regiment The Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales') (or simply "Staffords" for short) was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales' Division. The regiment was formed in 1959 by the amalgamation of the South Staffordshire Re ...

(The Prince of Wales's) with its headquarters in Wolverhampton in 1967. After the battalion moved to Wolseley House in Wolverhampton, the Stafford Street drill hall was decommissioned and acquired by the

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. It has since been converted by Liam Wordley, a developer, into

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References

{{reflist Drill halls in England Buildings and structures in Wolverhampton