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Victoria Road drill hall
Ulverston
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Victoria Road drill hall, Ulverston
Victoria Road drill hall is located in South Lakeland
Victoria Road drill hall
Victoria Road drill hall
Victoria Road drill hall is located in Cumbria
Victoria Road drill hall
Victoria Road drill hall
Location in South Lakeland##Location in Cumbria
Coordinates 54°11′36″N 3°05′38″W / 54.19337°N 3.09390°W / 54.19337; -3.09390
Type Drill hall
Site history
Built 1873
Built for War Office
In use 1873-c.1938

The Victoria Road drill hall is a former military installation in Ulverston, Cumbria, England.

History

The building was designed as the headquarters of the 37th Lancashire Rifle Volunteers and completed in 1873. This unit evolved into the 4th Battalion the King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) in 1908. The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front. The battalion was disbanded shortly before the Second World War and the drill hall was made available for recreational use. It is now the Red Rose Social and Recreation Centre.

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