Whittimere Street drill hall
Former military installation
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The Whittimere Street drill hall is a former military installation in Walsall, West Midlands.
| Whittimere Street drill hall | |
|---|---|
| Walsall | |
Whittimere Street drill hall | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Drill hall |
| Location | |
  Whittimere Street drill hall Location within West Midlands | |
| Coordinates | 52.58597°N 1.97758°W |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1866 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1866-1984 |
History
The building was designed as the headquarters of the 3rd Staffordshire Rifle Volunteer Corps and was completed in 1866.[1] This unit evolved to become the 2nd Volunteer Battalion, the South Staffordshire Regiment in 1885 and the 5th Battalion, the South Staffordshire Regiment in 1908.[2] The drill hall was substantially remodelled in 1910.[1] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front.[3]
The presence at the drill hall was reduced to a single company, B (South Stafford) Company, 5th/6th (Territorial) Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's), in 1967 which evolved to become D Company, 2nd Battalion, Mercian Volunteers in 1975.[4] After the battalion left the drill hall in 1984, it was decommissioned and subsequently converted for use as a nightclub.[5]