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Drill Hall, Chester blue plaque

Blue plaque

Overview

Drill Hall, Chester blue plaque is recorded as Blue plaque in England Cheshire West And Chester. This blue commemorative plaque records: The Drill Hall. This was built in 1868 as a training hall for the Royal Garrison Artillery and the Chester Rifle volunteers.

Why it was made

The saved account records: This blue commemorative plaque records: The Drill Hall.

People and events

The saved account records: This was built in 1868 as a training hall for the Royal Garrison Artillery and the Chester Rifle volunteers.

How it worked

The saved account records: The cost of £2,500 was raised by public subscription.

What remains

The saved account records: The Drill Hall was demolished in 1983, but the façade has been retained.

Why it mattered

Drill Hall, Chester blue plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: The Drill Hall. This was built in 1868 as a training hall for the Royal Garrison Artillery and the Chester Rifle volunteers. The cost of £2,500 was raised by public subscription. The Drill Hall was demolished in 1983, but the façade has been retained. The importance lies in the life remembered here, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.

History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.

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