Summary
The Quebec Street drill hall is a former military installation in Dereham, Norfolk.
| Quebec Street drill hall | |
|---|---|
| Dereham, Norfolk | |
 Quebec Street drill hall, Dereham | |
  Quebec Street drill hall Location in Norfolk | |
| Coordinates | 52°40′52″N 0°56′23″E / 52.68103°N 0.93985°E |
| Type | Drill hall |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1866 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1866 – 1947 |
History edit
The building, which dates from the 17th century,[1] became the headquarters of the 1st Administrative Battalion, Norfolk Rifle Volunteers in around 1866.[2][3] This unit evolved to become the 3rd Norfolk Rifle Volunteer Corps in 1872, the 3rd Volunteer Battalion, the Norfolk Regiment in 1883 and the 5th Battalion, the Norfolk Regiment in 1908.[2] The battalion was mobilised at Quebec Street before being deployed to Gallipoli and then to Egypt and Palestine.[4] The building suffered damage during a Zeppelin air raid during the night of 8 September 1915.[5] The battalion was disbanded after the Second World War[2] and the building was decommissioned and is now the offices of an estate agent.[6]
References edit
- ^ "2 Church Street, Dereham". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ a b c "5th Battalion, The Royal Norfolk Regiment". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 15 October 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Dereham". The drill halls project. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Norfolk Regiment". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ "Wartime Dereham". Eastern Daily Press. 13 February 2014. Archived from the original on 10 March 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Case and Dewing". Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Retrieved 16 July 2017.