| 词条 | East Street drill hall, Bromley |
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|name=East street drill hall |image=O'Neills Public House, Bromley - geograph.org.uk - 2180692.jpg |caption =East street drill hall |type =Drill hall |map_type =Greater London |pushpin_map_caption = Location within Greater London |location =Bromley |coordinates = {{Coord|51.40761|N|0.01653|E|region:GB_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} |ownership = |operator = |built =1872 |used=1872-Present |architect = |built_for =War Office |garrison = }} The East Street drill hall is a former military installation at in Bromley. HistoryThe building was designed for the 18th Kent Rifle Volunteers and was completed in 1872.[1] This unit went on to become E and F companies, 2nd Volunteer Battalion, the Queen's Own West Kent Regiment in 1883[2] and the 5th Battalion, The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) in 1908.[3] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to India.[4][5] After the battalion amalgamated with the 4th Battalion to form the 4th/5th Battalion at the Corn Exchange in Tonbridge in 1947, the East Street drill hall was decommissioned and converted for retail use.[6] References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.drillhalls.org/Counties/Kent/TownBromley.htm|title=Bromley|publisher=The drill hall project|accessdate=23 September 2017}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=|title=Bromley Directory|year=1903|page=149|accessdate=24 September 2017}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051227043504/http://regiments.org:80/regiments/uk/volmil-england/vinf-so/ke-w5.htm|title=5th Battalion, The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment|publisher=Regiments.org|accessdate=24 September 2017}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.1914-1918.net/rwk.htm|title=Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment|publisher=The Long, Long Trail|accessdate=1 January 2016}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://kentww1.com/bank-street-drill-hall/|title=Bank Street drill Hall|publisher=Kent in World War I|accessdate=24 September 2017}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.oneills.co.uk/national-search/south-east/bromley|title=O'Neill's Bromley|publisher=O'Neill's|accessdate=24 September 2017}} 2 : Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Bromley|Drill halls in England |
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