Thirsk Road drill hall, Northallerton

Building in North Yorkshire, England

Thirsk Road drill hall

Northallerton

Thirsk Road drill hall

Thirsk Road drill hall

Location within North Yorkshire

Coordinates| 54°20′09″N 1°26′03″W﻿ / ﻿54.33587°N 1.43424°W﻿ / 54.33587; -1.43424Coordinates: 54°20′09″N 1°26′03″W﻿ / ﻿54.33587°N 1.43424°W﻿ / 54.33587; -1.43424
Type| Drill hall
Site history
Built| 1911
Built for| War Office
In use| 1911-Present

The Thirsk Road drill hall is a military installation in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, England.

## History[edit]

The building was designed as the headquarters of the 4th Battalion the Green Howards and was completed in 1911.[1] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front.[2] In 1938 the battalion headquarters moved to Lytton Street in Middlesbrough,[3] but shortly after the end of the Second World War, elements of B Company, 4th Battalion The Green Howards returned to the Thirsk Road drill hall.[4]

After the 4th battalion amalgamated with the 5th Battalion to form the 4th/5th Battalion, The Green Howards in 1961,[5] the presence at the drill hall was disbanded.[4] However, in 1993 a platoon sized detachment from C Company of that regiment was reformed at the drill hall.[4] Following the amalgamations that led to the formation of the Yorkshire Regiment in 2006, it was a detachment from B Company of the 4th Battalion of the new regiment that maintained the presence.[6] Although it is no longer an Army Reserve Centre, the drill hall continues to be used by 2337 (Northallerton) Squadron of the Air Training Corps[7] and by the Army Cadet Force.[8]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Northallerton". The drill hall project. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
2. ^ "Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment) ("Green Howards")". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
3. ^ Hebditch, Dan. "The 4th and 5th Battalions, The Green Howards, 1938-42: Organisation, Recruitment and Training" (PDF). p. 16. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
4. ^ a b c "Green Howards". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
5. ^ "4th Battalion, The Green Howards". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 22 November 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2017.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
6. ^ "Reserve Force Units in Yorkshire and the Humber" (PDF). Reserve Forces and Cadets Association. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
7. ^ "2337 (Northallerton) Squadron". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
8. ^ "Our locations". Army Cadets. Retrieved 12 August 2017.