Holmfirth - West Riding
Drill Hall, Huddersfield road
'F' 5 Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment
K12 Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment) 5th Battalion F Company
The Drill hall on Huddersfield Road was erected in 1891. A stone building, it was also used for entertainments.
It retains its original stone plaques. (Please see illustrations.) A banner at the apex says, ‘Drill Hall, E Compy, 2nd B.V.D.W.W.R.Regt’ Four foundation stones were laid on April 25th 1891, one by Col W T W Spencer Stanhope, CB, a second by Col T Brooke, a third by Col C E Freeman and another by C Lockwood, Esq, [The Royds].
Until the drill hall was opened, the Volunteers used Druids’ Hall
.
Thank you to Betty Longbottom for her photographs. Uncredited photographs by Gwyneth Roberts.
K12 Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment) 5th Battalion F Company
The Drill hall on Huddersfield Road was erected in 1891. A stone building, it was also used for entertainments.
It retains its original stone plaques. (Please see illustrations.) A banner at the apex says, ‘Drill Hall, E Compy, 2nd B.V.D.W.W.R.Regt’ Four foundation stones were laid on April 25th 1891, one by Col W T W Spencer Stanhope, CB, a second by Col T Brooke, a third by Col C E Freeman and another by C Lockwood, Esq, [The Royds].
Until the drill hall was opened, the Volunteers used Druids’ Hall
.
Thank you to Betty Longbottom for her photographs. Uncredited photographs by Gwyneth Roberts.
Foundation stone laid by WTW Spencer Stanhope, April 25th 1891
Foundation stone laid by Col T Brooke, April 25th 1891
Foundation stone laid by Col CE Freeman, April 25th 1891
Huddersfield Road Elevation
Huddersfield Road Elevation
Huddersfield Road Elevation
Photograph courtesy of Betty Longbottom
Relief reading "Drill Hall E.Compy 2nd V.B.D.W.W.Regt"
Foundation stone laid by C Lockwood Esq, April 25th 1891
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