Everton_Road_drill_hall,_Liverpool

Everton Road drill hall, Liverpool

Everton Road drill hall, Liverpool

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The Everton Road drill hall is a former military installation in Liverpool.

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The building was designed as a drill hall for the 19th Lancashire Rifle Volunteers by connecting three double-fronted Georgian houses in 1884.[1] This unit went on to become the 6th Volunteer Battalion, the King's (Liverpool Regiment) in 1888, and the 9th Battalion, the King's (Liverpool Regiment) in 1908 (part of the West Lancashire Division.[2] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front.[3] It has been occupied by the Red Triangle Karate Club since around 1990.[1]

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  1. [1]
    "Liverpool and Merseyside remembered". Anthony Hogan. Archived from the original on 7 January 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  2. [2]
    "9th Battalion, The King's Regiment". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 28 November 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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    "King's (Liverpool Regiment)". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
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