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PRN | 261 | ||||
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Site or location name | Castle Cary Drill Hall | ||||
Summary | |||||
Description | The Victoria County History states that 'In 1913 a drill hall was built near the school by the War Office at a cost of £3,000. It was opened by Henry Hobhouse and his daughter Mrs Clay. Apart from the hall the building comprised rifle range, armoury and stores, canteen, recreation room, first-floor lecture room and officers’ quarters, and a house for the staff sergeant.' Two storey stone front building with single storey hall to rear. 4th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry (F Company) and North Somerset Yeomanry (C Squadron) drill station. Still in military use by ACF. | ||||
Monument Type | DRILL HALL;DRILL HALL | ||||
Desgination | None | ||||
Material | HAM HILL STONE | ||||
Location |
Country | ENGLAND | ||||
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County | |||||
Site Location | West side of The Park. | ||||
Postcode | BA7 7EP | ||||
Map Reference | NGR: ST6394431965 (363944, 131965) | ||||
Condition/Threat | |||||
Condition (Date) | Good (28-08-2015) | ||||
Source | |||||
Osborne, Mike (2006) Always Ready: The Drill Halls of Britain's Volunteer Forces. Partizan Press. Leigh-on-Sea. | |||||
Administration | |||||
Recorded By (Date) | John M - Geograph (15-09-2014) | ||||
Copiled On | 28-08-2015 | ||||
Last Updated | 28-08-2015 |
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Image metadata | CSV | 590 Kb |
Castle Cary Drill Hall (The Park, Castle Cary, South Somerset, Somerset). Front elevation. (File name: 261_418.jpg) |
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