The Stafford Street drill hall is a former military installation in Wolverhampton, West Midlands.
| Stafford Street drill hall | |
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| Wolverhampton | |
Stafford Street drill hall
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  Stafford Street drill hall Location within West Midlands | |
| Coordinates | 52°35′15″N 2°07′34″W / 52.58739°N 2.12616°W / 52.58739; -2.12616 |
| Type | Drill hall |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1890 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1890-Present |
The building was designed as the headquarters of the 3rd Volunteer Battalion, the South Staffordshire Regiment and was completed in 1890.[1] This unit evolved to become the 6th Battalion, the South Staffordshire Regiment in 1908.[2] The battalion was mobilised for the First World War at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front.[3] The drill hall was also the home of D Squadron, Staffordshire Yeomanry.[1]
The battalion amalgamated with the 5th Battalion to form the 5th/6th (Territorial) Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's) with its headquarters in Wolverhampton in 1967.[4] After the battalion moved to Wolseley House in Wolverhampton,[5] the Stafford Street drill hall was decommissioned and acquired by the University of Wolverhampton.[1] It has since been converted by Liam Wordley, a developer, into student accommodation.[6]
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