Historic houses · North West England
Phoenix Street drill hall, Lancaster
Phoenix Street drill hall, Lancaster — a other in england-north-west, United Kingdom.
Phil Johnstone — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Phoenix Street drill hall, Lancaster is a other in england-north-west, United Kingdom, listed in the Wikipedia register of British heritage and tourism sites. See the linked Wikipedia article for full details.
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Place summary
Phoenix Street drill hall is located in Lancaster, North-West England. This building serves as a military facility and is a notable example of early 20th-century architecture in the region.
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Background
History
The building was designed as the headquarters of the Lancaster Rifle Volunteers and completed in 1894. The building was partially converted into barracks in early 1900 for fifty volunteers who were going to South Africa to fight in the Second Boer War as part of the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Lancaster Regiment. The volunteers were drawn from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancaster and Ulverston. This unit evolved into the 5th Battalion the King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) in 1908. The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front. The battalion was redesignated the 4th/5th (Territorial) Battalion The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) at…
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- Coordinates
- 54.0513, -2.7964
- County
- Lancashire
- District
- Lancaster
- Parish
- Lancaster, unparished area
- Postcode
- LA1 1NL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Lancaster and Wyre
- Established
- 1894
- Official site
- www.lancastergrand.co.uk
Sources
- wikipedia: Phoenix Street drill hall, Lancaster (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Phoenix Street drill hall, Lancaster?
- Phoenix Street drill hall, Lancaster is in Lancashire, North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode LA1 1NL), in the parish of Lancaster, unparished area.
- When was Phoenix Street drill hall, Lancaster built?
- Built or established in 1894.
- Who owns Phoenix Street drill hall, Lancaster?
- Phoenix Street drill hall, Lancaster is owned by |built = 1894.
- How do I get to Phoenix Street drill hall, Lancaster?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode LA1 1NL. It sits within the Lancaster and Wyre parliamentary constituency.