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Military installation in Northumberland, England
Fenkle Street drill hall
Alnwick
Fenkle Street drill hall, Alnwick
Fenkle Street drill hall is located in NorthumberlandFenkle Street drill hallFenkle Street drill hallLocation within Northumberland
Coordinates55°24′50″N 1°42′29″W / 55.41387°N 1.70807°W / 55.41387; -1.70807
TypeDrill hall
Site history
Built1834
Built forWar Office
In use1834-1995

The Fenkle Street drill hall is a former military installation in Alnwick, Northumberland. It is a Grade II* listed building and is now used by the Northumberland County Council.

History

The building, which was originally designed as a library and completed in 1834, was extended to form the headquarters of the 1st Volunteer Battalion, The Northumberland Fusiliers in 1887. The 1st Volunteer Battalion moved to the Hencotes drill hall in Hexham in 1891 but D Company remained at Alnwick and this unit, together with C Company and G Company, evolved to become the 7th Battalion the Northumberland Fusiliers in 1908. The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front.

The battalion was reduced to a cadre at Ashington in 1969 but reconstituted as the 6th (Volunteer) Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers with its headquarters at Fenkle Street in 1975. After the battalion headquarters moved to the Ravensdowne drill hall in Berwick-upon-Tweed in 1975, a rifle platoon forming part of W Company remained at Fenkle Street but, in the 1990s, moved to the Lisburn Terrace Army Reserve Centre. The Fenkle Street building was subsequently converted into offices and is now occupied by the Northumberland County Council Register Office.

References

  1. ^ "27, Fenkle Street". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  2. "Kelly's Directory of Northumberland (1894)". Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  3. "4th Battalion, The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 20 October 2007. Retrieved 8 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. "7th Battalion, The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 21 October 2007. Retrieved 8 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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  6. ^ "6th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 8 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. "Local Army directory". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  8. "Our register offices". Northumberland County Council. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
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