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London Borough of Camden

Previous Authorities: Hampstead, Holborn, St Pancras

Bloomsbury

Location:
Yeomanry House/Artillery House, Handel Street, Bloomsbury
Built:
1913 as Territorial Force Association Offices
Historical notes:
Current status:
Active, see last unit on timeline
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Timeline of Resident Units
1914
HQ A, B, C, F, G, H Company 1st (City of London Battalion The London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)) HQ and 1-3 Battery and Ammunition Column London Brigade RFA
1916
Drill Hall designated as Territorial Force Depot No. 31
1936
1st City of London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) HQ 90th Field Brigade RA 357th (1st City of London) Field Battery RA 358th (2nd City of London) Field Battery RA 359th (3rd City of London) Field Battery RA 360th (4th City of London) Battery (H)
1947
1st City of London Yeomanry/Rough Riders (TA) (in Yeomanry House) 240 Field Regiment (City of London) RA (TA) (in Artillery House) 290 Field Regiment LAD REME (TA) 1st City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders) LAD REME (TA)
1965
3 Military Intelligence Battalion
1990
HQ Intelligence and Security Group

22 Military Intelligence Company

University of London Contingent Officer Training Corps

1992
University of London Officers Training Corps

Calthorpe Street

Location:
51 Calthorpe Street
Built:
Unknown
Historical notes:
Current status:
Industrial complex
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1914
London Mounted Brigade Transport and Supply Column Last Known Unit

Camden High Street

Location:
Drill Hall, 76 Camden High Street
Built:
Pre-1914
Historical notes:
Current status:
Demolished for shops
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  2. Drill Hall 76 Camden High Street 1912

  3. Recruiting Display within the Drill Hall 1936

  4. Laying up the Colours in St Pancras Church for the duration of the war 1914

Timeline of Resident Units
1907
17th Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Corps
1908
19th (County of London) Battalion The London Regiment (St Pancras)
1914
St Pancras Volunteer Training Corps
1916
Drill Hall designated as Territorial Force Depot No. 59
1922
19th London Regiment (St Pancras)
1935
33rd (St Pancras) Anti-Aircraft Battalion Royal Engineers

Last Known Unit

Euston Road

Location:
Drill Hall, 17 Dukes Road, Euston Road
Built:
Unknown
Historical notes:
Current status:
Dance Studio
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Timeline of Resident Units
1881
20th Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Corps
1914
HQ and A-H Company The London Regiment (Artist Rifles)
1916
Drill Hall designated as Territorial Force Depot No. 66

Farringdon Street

Location:
Drill Hall, 57A Farringdon Street
Built:
Circa 1900
Historical notes:
Current status:
Office complex
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Timeline of Resident Units
1914
6th (City of London) Battalion The London Regiment (City of London Rifles)
1916
Drill Hall designated as Territorial Force Depot No. 36
1947
167 (City of London) Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps (TA)

168 (City of London) Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps (TA)

Last Known Unit

Gloucester Gate

Location:
4 Park Village East, Gloucester Gate
Built:
Pre-1914 Volunteer Force HQ
Historical notes:
Current status:
Unknown
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1914
3rd County of London Yeomanry

Last Known Unit

Hampstead

Location:
Edinburgh House, 1 Fitzjohn's Avenue, Hampstead
Built:
Original building 1932, rebuilt 1989
Historical notes:
Current status:
Active, see last unit on timeline
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Timeline of Resident Units
1947
216 Engineer Squadron, 144 Army Engineer Regiment
1989
20 and 21 Military Intelligence Companies
2014
33 and 34 Military Intelligence Companies

Hampstead

Location:
The Harben Armoury, Pond Street, Hampstead
Built:
Volunteer HQ 1880

Historical notes:
Current status:
Now a gymnasium
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Timeline of Resident Units
1903
Royal Fusilier Cadets Battalion
1914
A Company 7th Battalion The Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment)

Russell Square

Location:
Chalmers House, Russell Square
Built:
Unknown
Historical notes:
Current status:
2014 - Used by British Museum
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1914
HQ South East Mounted Brigade (Kent and Sussex Yeomanry)

Last Known Unit

Tottenham Court Road

Location:
Chenies Street, Tottenham Court Road
Built:
1882-83
Historical notes:
Current status:
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA)
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Timeline of Resident Units
1883
Bloomsbury Rifles (19th Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps)
1907
22nd Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Corps (Central London Rangers)
1908
12th (County of London) Battalion The London Regiment (The Rangers)
1916
Drill Hall designated as Territorial Force Depot No. 53
1922
12th The London Regiment (The Rangers)
1937
The Rangers, The King's Royal Rifle Corps
1939
1st and 2nd Battalion The Rangers King's Royal Rifle Corps
1947
The Rangers, The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own)

Last Known Unit

Queens Square

Location:
17-19 Queens Square
Built:
Unknown
Historical notes:
Current status:
Unknown
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1914
Unknown - under research

Last Known Unit

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