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.






Holmfirth - Foundation stone laid by WTW Spencer Stanhope, April 25th 1891
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 T Brooke, April 25th 1891


Holmfirth - Foundation stone laid by Col CE Freeman, April 25th 1891
Foundation stone laid by Col CE Freeman, April 25th 1891
View from Huddersfield Road -1
Huddersfield Road Elevation


View from Huddersfield Road -2
Huddersfield Road Elevation


Holmfirth - View from Huddersfield Road -3
Huddersfield Road Elevation
Photograph courtesy of Betty Longbottom


Holmfirth -
Relief reading "Drill Hall E.Compy 2nd V.B.D.W.W.Regt"


Holmfirth - Foundation stone laid by C Lockwood Esq, April 25th 1891
Foundation stone laid by C Lockwood Esq, April 25th 1891
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