| Albert Road drill hall | |
|---|---|
| Retford | |
 The "Albert Hall" | |
  Albert Road drill hallLocation within Nottinghamshire | |
| Coordinates | 53°19′07″N 0°56′30″W / 53.31867°N 0.94173°W / 53.31867; -0.94173 |
| Type | Drill hall |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1860 |
| In use | 1860-Present |
The Albert Road drill hall is a former military installation in Retford.
History
The building was designed as a mission hall for All Hallows' Church, Ordsall and was completed around 1860. After an extension to St Alban's Church, Ordsall was completed in 1913, the parish had sufficient capacity and regarded the hall as surplus to requirements. Instead it became the headquarters of the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry in 1914. The regiment was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to Gallipoli. After a modern Territorial Army Centre was established in Hallcroft Road, the hall was decommissioned and was used as a Methodist Sunday School Centre and then as a storage facility.
References
- ^ "Retford Conservation Area Appraisal" (PDF). Bassetlaw Council. 1 May 2012. p. 129. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- "St Albans Church". Nottinghamshire History. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- "Retford". The Drill Hall Project. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- "Nottinghamshire Yeomanry (Sherwood Rangers)". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 17 December 2017.