Sherwood Avenue drill hall, Newark-on-Trent explained

The Sherwood Avenue drill hall is a former military installation in Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire.

History

The building was designed as the headquarters of the 8th Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters and was opened by the Duke of Portland in June 1914.^{[1] [2]} The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front^[3] and was still based there at the start of the Second World War.^[4]

The battalion amalgamated with 5th (Derbyshire) Battalion, to form 5th/8th Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) in 1961.^[5] Following the cut-backs in 1967, the presence at the drill hall was reduced to a single company, E (Nottinghamshire Foresters) Company, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Battalion, The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment in 1971.^[5] After the infantry presence in Newark was reduced to a single platoon in the early 1990s, the drill hall was decommissioned and converted for use as offices: it is currently occupied by RPS Planning and Development, planning consultants.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Newark on Trent. The Drill Halls Project. 9 September 2017.
2. Web site: The Magnus Grammar School in the First World War. Our Nottinghamshire. 9 September 2017.
3. Web site: Sherwood Foresters. The Long, Long Trail. 13 February 2016.
4. Web site: Army List 1937. War Office. 9 September 2017.
5. Web site: 8th (Nottinghamshire) Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters. Regiments.org. 9 September 2017. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20051227052011/http://regiments.org/regiments/uk/volmil-england/vinf-mi/drnt-8.htm. 27 December 2005.
6. Web site: RPS Planning and Development. Ends directory. 9 September 2017.