The building, which was built as a residential property in 1849, was converted in the late 19th century for use as the headquarters of the Dorsetshire Rifle Volunteers.[1] This unit evolved to become the 1st Volunteer Battalion, The Dorsetshire Regiment in 1887 and the 4th Battalion, The Dorsetshire Regiment in 1908.[2] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to India.[3][4] After the Territorial Army infantry presence in Dorchester was reduced to a single company, C Company (Dorset), Wessex Volunteers,[2] at the newly built Poundbury Road Territorial Army Centre, in 1967,[5] the High West Street drill hall was decommissioned and subsequently converted for commercial use.[1]
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^ abc"56 and 57, High West Street". British listed buildings. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
^ ab. Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 15 April 2007. Retrieved 8 September 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^"The Dorsetshire Regiment". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
^"Dorchester". The Drill Hall Project. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
^"Mayor's pride in Dorchester's Rifles". View News. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
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