Yeomanry House | |
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Reading, Berkshire | |
![]() Yeomanry House (just visible in the background behind the wall) | |
Coordinates | 51°27′03″N 0°58′54″W / 51.45096°N 0.98177°W |
Type | Military headquarters |
Site history | |
Built | Early 19th century |
In use | Early 19th century-Present |
Yeomanry House is a former military installation in Reading, Berkshire. It is a Grade II listed building.[1]
The house, which was originally known as Castle Hill House, was built in the early 19th century.[1] It became the headquarters of the Berkshire Yeomanry in around 1906.[2] A riding school was built on the site around the same time and evolved to become a drill hall.[2] The regiment was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to Gallipoli and, ultimately, to the Western Front.[3] After the war the presence at the drill hall was maintained by 395 (Berkshire Yeomanry) Battery Royal Artillery.[4]
In the 1930s, the divisional ordnance unit for 48th (South Midland) Division was based at the drill hall.[5] Following the defence cuts of 1967, the drill hall was decommissioned.[2] It was demolished in 1995[6] and that part of the site became the Berkshire Record Office in 2000.[2]