The Drill Hall stood on the corner of Wellington Street and Chandos Street. It was built in 1902 by James Elliman (Junior) for the Volunteer Corps, the Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry Battalion, C Company at a cost of £9000. It was stipulated that in the event of the Volunteer Corps ceasing to be voluntary, the property should be used for physical recreation and new trustees appointed by Slough Council. The Volunteer Corps eventually became the Territorial Army and in 1955 this was absorbed into the Regular Army. As the service was no longer entirely voluntary, the Drill Hall came under the control of Slough Borough Council. The site was eventually sold by the new trustees for part of the Queensmere development and the building was demolished in 1965. The large sum of money raised was devoted to furthering Mr. Ellimans wish to provide facilities for physical recreation. The Drill Hall was a two and three storey Victorian building built in contrasting brickwork with large projecting chimney stacks. It had ornate brickwork and pilastered end gables. The postcard was published by Charles Palmer who had a printing business in the High Street.
Posted on: Thu, 07 Aug 2014 22:53:55 +0000