Drill Hall for 5th Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers, Princes Drive, Colwyn Bay

TO BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS. -  Contractors desirous of Tendering for the new DRILL HALL to be erected at Colwyn Bay for the 5th Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers are requested to send their names to the undersigned, not later than Saturday next, the 10th inst., accompanied by a deposit of 10s. 6d. which will be returned on receipt of a bona-fide tender. Quantities will be issued on Monday the 12th inst. and copies of the plans may be seen at the offices of the undersigned or at the offices of Keene & Kelly, Solicitors, Mold, Flintshire. Tenders must be sent in on or before Saturday the 17th inst. at 10 a.m., addressed to Major Keene, Mold, Flintshire. J. M. PORTER & ELCOCK, Architects. Estate Office Colwyn Bay.

COLWYN BAY - There is to be erected shortly a new drill-hall and miniature rifle range for the 5th battalion of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers in Prince’s Drive Colwyn Bay. The plans show a large hall, with lecture room and rooms for officers, sergeants, orderlies, etc. At the last meeting of the County of Denbigh Territorial Association, the tender of Mr B Lumb of Todmorden and Old Colwyn, was accepted for the building operations, and work is to be put in hand at once, and completed in the early part of next year. The architects for the building are Messrs J M Porter and Elcock, the Estate Office, Colwyn Bay. [Building News 4 November 1910 page 669]

NEW DRILL HALL, COLWYN BAY. There is to be erected shortly a new drill hall and miniature rifle range for the 5th Battalion of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, in Princes Drive, Colwyn Bay. The plans show a large hall with lecture room and rooms for officers, sergeants, orderlies, etc. The rifle range is placed at the rear, and the whole plan shows a very convenient arrangement for the purpose required. At the last meeting of the County of Denbigh Territorial Association the tender of Mr B Lumb of Todmorden and Old Colwyn, was accepted for the building operations, and we understand the work is to be put in hand at once. The architect for the buildings are Messrs J M Porter and Elcock, the Estate Office, Colwyn Bay, who made the selected plans for Denbigh Municipal Buildings. [ Denbighshire Free Press 29 October 1910 page 5]

COLWYN BAY'S NEW DRILL HALL, WORK TO COMMENCE AT ONCE. As previously reported in the ''Pioneer," there is to be erected shortly a new drill hall and miniature. rifle range for the 5th Battalion of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers in Prince's Drive, Colwyn Bay. The plans show a large hall with lecture room and rooms for officers, sergeants, orderlies, etc. The rifle range is placed at the rear, and the whole plan shows a very convenient arrangement for the purposes required. The front of Prince’s Drive will be finished simply, but it will express to some extent the purposes of the building. At the last meeting of the Denbighshire Territorial Association the tender of Mr B. Lumb, of Todmorden and Old Colwyn, was accepted for the building operations. it is understood that work is to be put in hand at once and completed in the early part of next year. The architects for the buildings are Messrs J. M. Porter and Elcock, The Estate Office, Colwyn Bay. [Welsh Coast Pioneer 3 November 1910 page 3]

COLWYN BAY'S NEW DRILL HALL - The above is an illustration of the new Drill Hall to be built in Prince's Drive, Colwyn Bay, for the use of the local Territorial Company. Details of the structure were published in our last issue. It should, however, be added that this building is particularly interesting to Territorials generally, because the plans have been arranged after the very careful consideration of the War Office, and it is probable that the hall will form a model for the guidance of the authorities in other parts of the country, where similar buildings are to be erected. Messrs J. M. Porter and Elcock, Colwyn Day, arc the architects, [Welsh Coast Pioneer 10 November 1910 page 4 with illustration.

Opened           15 July 1911

Reference        Manchester Guardian 8 September 1910 Page 1 (contracts)
Reference        Building News 4 November 1910 page 669
Reference        Denbighshire Free Press 29 October 1910 page 5
Reference        Welsh Coast Pioneer 3 November 1910 page 3
Reference        Welsh Coast Pioneer 10 November 1910 page 4 with illustration.