Upper_Bristol_Road_drill_hall,_Bath

Upper Bristol Road drill hall, Bath

Upper Bristol Road drill hall, Bath

Military installation in Bath, Somerset, England

The Upper Bristol Road drill hall is a former military installation in Bath, Somerset.

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History

The building, which was completed in the late 19th century,[1] became the headquarters of the North Somerset Yeomanry in 1912.[2] The regiment was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front.[3] The drill hall also served as the headquarters of the Wessex Divisional Royal Engineers during the First World War. It was used by a section of the 2nd South Western Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Heritage Statement: Onega Place, Upper Bristol Road, Bath" (PDF). Bath & North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  2. [2]
    "The North Somerset Yeomanry". Archived from the original on 15 July 2007. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  3. [3]
    "North Somerset Yeomanry". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  4. [4]
    "Bath". The Drill Hall Project. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
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