Demolition in progress - Drill Hall main shed

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    "For some information about the building, which dates from 1874, see [[4158621]] . In the foreground, Georgian Way cuts across the site once occupied by another drill hall. That one was built for the Cumberland Royal Garrison Volunteer Artillery in 1907, in the garden of their new HQ at Albert House (originally a mid-19th century residence) in Albert Street. After various changes in military organisation, the drill hall became part of the Strand Road TA Centre in 1953. Albert House (by now a club) was demolished to make way for the dual carriageway in 1969, so presumably the drill hall came down at the same time. (Information from an article by D.Perriam, Cumberland News 01.02.2008). This historical bit of description was added to provide an entry in a nationwide photo collection of drill hall sites by members of the Geograph Britain and Ireland Project - see http://www.geograph.org.uk/article/WW1-Great-War-Centenary---Drill-Halls ." Photo by Rose and Trev Clough, 2013.
  • Owner

    Rose and Trev Clough
  • Source

    Geograph (Geograph)
  • License

    What does this mean? Creative Commons License
  • Further information

    Link: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4158667
    Resource type: Image
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 6 months, 3 weeks ago
    Viewed: 78 times
    Picture Taken: 2013-07-10
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