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Grade II listed building in Nottingham From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Derby Road drill hall is a former military installation in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. It is a Grade II listed building.[1]
| Derby Road drill hall | |
|---|---|
| Nottingham | |
 Derby Road drill hall | |
  Derby Road drill hall Location within Nottinghamshire | |
| Coordinates | 52.95488°N 1.16417°W |
| Type | Drill hall |
| Site history | |
| Built | c.1910 |
| Built for | War Office |
| Architect | Arthur Brewill and Basil Baily |
| In use | c.1910-Present |
The building was designed in the Baroque revival style by architects Arthur Brewill and Basil Baily[2] as the headquarters of the 7th (Robin Hood) Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters and was completed around 1910.[1][3] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front.[4] The drill hall also served as the headquarters of the South Nottinghamshire Hussars.[3]
The battalion converted to become the 42nd (Robin Hoods, Sherwood Foresters) Search-Light Regiment, Royal Artillery in 1940.[5] This unit evolved to become the 577th (The Robin Hoods, Sherwood Foresters) Search-Light Regiment, Royal Artillery in 1947 and the 350th (The Robin Hood Foresters) Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery in 1955.[5] Following the cut-backs in 1967, the unit converted back to become D (Robin Hood Foresters) Company, 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion, The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment in 1971.[5] After the unit moved to Foresters House in Chilwell, the Derby Road drill hall was decommissioned and, it became a postal sorting office; it was marketed in 1985 and later converted for residential use.[3]
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