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London Borough of Barnet

Previous Authorities: Finchley, Friern Barnet, Hendon, East Barnet, Barnet

Barnet

Location:
Barnet High Street
Built:
1855 (former Militia Barracks)
Historical notes:
Current status:
Demolished 1980, Spires Shopping Centre built on site
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Timeline of Resident Units
1911

B Company 7th (imperial Service) Battalion The Duke of Cambridges Own (Middlesex Regiment)

B Squadron, Hertfordshire Yeomanry.

Army Service Corps, Middlesex Brigade Company, Divisional Transport and supply Column.

1915
2 Company, 3rd Volunteer Battalion The Hertfordshire Regiment
1935
Records and Pay office RTC

Last Known Unit

Barnet

Location:
Drill Hall, St Alban's Road, Barnet
Built:
1937
Historical notes:
Current status:
Active, see last unit on timeline
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  1. Barnet ARC Front Entrance

  2. Barnet TA Centre foundation plaque

  3. MT Yard mobilisation 1939

  4. Drill Hall construction work 1937

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Timeline of Resident Units
1937
334 Company
1947
470 HAA Regiment
1955
1557 Transport Company
1961
56 Squadron (City of London) Signal Regiment
1965
240 (Herts) Tank Transport Squadron RCT
1990
240 (Herts) Squadron RCT and Workshop REME
2014
240 (Barnet) Transport Squadron RLC
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Drill Hall c.1990s
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Foundation plaque
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334 Company on mobilisation in MT yard 1939
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Drill Hall construction work 1937
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Drill Hall c.1990s

Edgware

Location:
Deansbrook Road, Edgware
Built:
1936
Historical notes:
Current status:
Active, see last unit on timeline
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  1. Drill Hall exterior

  2. Drill Hall interior facing main entrance 2016

  3. Foundation stone 1937 within Drill Hall

  4. Staff houses at the end of MT yard 2022

  5. Royal Engineers badge and crossed searchlight beams over front entrance

  6. Officers Mess 2018

  7. Drill Hall interior facing Dome Trainer 2016

Timeline of Resident Units
1938
317 Company (SL) 36 (Middlesex) Regiment RE
1947
595 LAA/SL Regiment RA (9th Middlesex) (TA)
1955
RHQ 571 LAA Regiment (9th Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment DCO) TA
1962
BHQ 5th Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment (DCO) (TA)
1966
BHQ 10th (Territorial) Battalion, The Queen's Regiment
1967
HQ 10 Queen's Cadre
1972
B (Albuhera) Company 8th Volunteer Battalion, The Queen's Regiment
1988
B (Albuhera) Company 8th Battalion, The Queen's Fusiliers (City of London)
1990
B Company 6/7th Battalion, The Queen's Regiment
1992
B (Queen's Regiment) Company, The London Regiment
2017
B Company, 4 PWRR
Images
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Drill Hall exterior
2
Drill Hall interior facing main entrance 2016
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Foundation stone 1937 within Drill Hall
4
Staff houses at the end of MT yard 2022
5
Royal Engineers badge and crossed searchlight beams over front entrance
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Officers Mess 2018
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Drill Hall interior facing Dome Trainer 2016s

Hampstead

Location:
Drill Hall, 444 Finchley Road, Hampstead
Built:
1939
Historical notes:
Current status:
Demolished circa 2002, Cadet Centre occupies part of the site
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Timeline of Resident Units
1947
461 (Middlesex) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA

512 Finsbury Rifles Light Anti-Tank Regiment RA

1961
300 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA
1965
10th (V) Battalion The Parachute Regiment
1990
3 Company 10th Battalion The Parachute Regiment

Last Known Unit

Hendon

Location:
Drill Hall, Algernon Road, Hendon
Built:
1900

Historical notes:
Current status:
Now Barnet Multicultural Centre
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Timeline of Resident Units
pre 1908
5th (West Middlesex) Rifle Volunteers
1908
H Company 9th Battalion Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment)

C Squadron The Hertfordshire Yeomanry

1947
880 Forward Observation Battery (Airborne) RA (TA)
1958
A Company 8th Battalion The Middlesex Regiment (DCO) (TA)

Last Known Unit

Hendon

Location:
Drill Hall, The Hyde, Hendon
Built:
1930
Historical notes:
Current status:
Demolished
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Timeline of Resident Units
1930
1 AA Company RE

Detachment RAMC

1947
302 Airborne Engineer Park Squadron

Last Known Unit

Whetstone

Location:
Drill Hall, Oakley Road, Whetstone
Built:
1900 by public subscription for use by the local Volunteer Force
Historical notes:
Current status:
Demolished
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Timeline of Resident Units
1914
8th Battalion Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment)
1947
11th Battalion The Parachute Regiment (8th Middlesex) (TA)

Last Known Unit

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