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London Borough of Tower Hamlets

Previous Authorities: Bethnal Green, Poplar, Stepney

Bethnal Green

Location:
8-12 Victoria Park Square
Built:
Pre 1900 Volunteer HQ
Historical notes:
Current status:
Now a police station
Timeline of Resident Units
1907
East London Royal Engineers Volunteers (Tower Hamlets)
1914
HQ and 1 & 2 Field Companies 1 London Division RE 1 London Division Signals Company RE
1916
Drill Hall designated as Territorial Force Depot No. 47
1936
56th Divisional Engineer RE Field & Fortress: 102 (London) Army Troops Company (Surrey Reserve)
1947
114 Army Engineer Regiment RE (TA) 114 Army Engineer Regiment Signal Troop (TA) 114 Army Engineer Regiment LAD REME

Last Known Unit

Whitechapel

Location:
Camperdown House
Built:
1912-13
Historical notes:
Current status:
Office block
Timeline of Resident Units
1914
St Paul's Company Volunteer Training Corps
1952
Territorial Army Centre
1973
Building vacated

Bow

Location:
Drill Hall, 66 Tredegar Road
Built:
Unknown
Historical notes:
Current status:
Demolished 1960's. Now a Royal Mail sorting office
Timeline of Resident Units
1894
2nd Tower Hamlets Rifle Volunteer Corps
1907

15th Middlesex Rifle Volunteers Corps

2nd Tower Hamlets Rifle Volunteer Corps

1908
17th Battalion The London Regiment (Poplar & Stepney Rifles)
1916
Drill Hall designated as Territorial Force Depot No. 58
1936
17th Tower Hamlets Rifles The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own)
1947
656 LAA Regiment Royal Artillery (Rifle Brigade)

Victoria Park Square

Location:
7 Victoria Park Square
Built:
Unknown
Historical notes:
Current status:
Demolished
Timeline of Resident Units
1936
2nd London Corps Troops Engineers Last Known Unit

Her Majesty's Tower of London

Location:
Her Majesty's Tower of London
Built:
Not Applicable
Historical notes:
Current status:
Not Applicable
Timeline of Resident Units
1947
8th Battalion Royal Fusiliers (City of London) TA Last Known Unit

Bow

Location:
405 Mile End Road
Built:
Circa 1950
Historical notes:
Current status:
Cadet Centre
Timeline of Resident Units
1965
HQ 300 (Tower Hamlets) Regiment RA (TA) LAD
1990
Rifle Company 4th Battalion Royal Green Jackets

A Troop 562 Squadron RCT

1998
C Squadron 256 Field Hospital

Last Known Unit

Bow

Location:
174/8 Mile End Road
Built:
Unknown
Historical notes:
Current status:
Unknown: see last known unit
Timeline of Resident Units
1939
1st AA Division RASC AA Battalion RE
1947
573 Company RASC (TA)

Last Known Unit

Silvertown

Location:
Drew Road
Built:
Pre-1900 Volunteer HQ
Historical notes:
Current status:
Demolished
Timeline of Resident Units
1914
C Section 3 East Anglian Division Field Ambulance RAMC

Last Known Unit

St Katharine's Way

Location:
72 St Katharine's Way
Built:
Warehouse conversion circa 1980

Historical notes:
Current status:
Active, see last unit on timeline
Timeline of Resident Units
1988
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