Tuesday, 13 March 2018

Plans for Port Royal: the art of restoring Drill Halls: part 2

There are lots of inspiring ideas out there for what can be done to an old, abandoned drill hall:
Futures Forum: Plans for Port Royal: the art of restoring Drill Halls

 Here are a few case studies about Drill Halls from the Home Front Legacy on-line resource - very appropriate for the centenary of the Armistice:

This fine example from Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire was demolished in 2014:



 And the Geograph site has a lot of interesting information:

Historic England has a very informative booklet on them:

 There are lots of references to Michael Osborne’s ‘Always Ready’, which is a 2006 survey of all the Drill Halls in the UK:

Lincoln Drill Hall is very successful:



 Chepstow is a bit smaller than the Sidmouth hall, but it is championed the local Councillors:

 Then there are several in Newcastle-upon-Tyne:

With many more around the country...

And finally: thanks to Mary Walden-Till for providing this information:
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