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London Borough of Wandsworth

Previous Authorities: Battersea, Wandsworth

Balham

Location:
213 Balham High Road
Built:
1937
Historical notes:
Current status:
Active, see last unit on timeline
Timeline of Resident Units
1936
2nd City of London Regiment (RF) 9th (City of London) Battalion (RF)
1947
624 Light AA Regiment RA (TA) 624 Wk/shops REME TA
1990
C (City of London) Company, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
1993
C (City of London) Company, The London Regiment
2017
C (City of London) Company, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers

Battersea

Location:
27 St John's Hill
Built:
1882
Historical notes:
Current status:
Active, see last unit on timeline
Timeline of Resident Units
1887
4th Volunteer Battalion The East Surrey Regiment
1903
HQ 4th Battalion The East Surrey Regiment Rifle Volunteers
1908
23rd (County of London) Battalion The London Regiment
1916
Drill Hall designated as Territorial Force Depot No. 63
1936
7th (23rd London) Battalion The East Surrey Regiment
1938
42nd Royal Tank Regiment
1947
42nd Royal Tank Regiment
1956
23rd London Regiment, The East Surrey Regiment
1986
BHQ and HQ Company 8th (Volunteers) Battalion The Queen’s Fusiliers
1990
221 Field Ambulance
1993
RHQ and HQ Company The London Regiment
2023
1st Battalion The London Guards, Battalion Headquarters
Images
1
St Johns Hill Drill Hall exterior 1912
2
St Johns Hill Drill Hall
3
23rd Londons opposite 27 St Johns Hill 1937
4
Drill Hall 1912
5
Lord Wandsworth's heraldic cypher over front entrance
6
St Johns Hill TAC 2016
7
Wandsworth Bridge badge of fireplace in Officers Mess

15 Battersea Square

Location:
15 Battersea Square
Built:
Unknown
Historical notes:
Current status:
Unknown
Timeline of Resident Units
1914
D & E Companies 1st (City of London) Battalion The London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) Last Known Unit

Clapham Common

Location:
63 Southside
Built:
Unknown

Historical notes:
Current status:
Unknown
Timeline of Resident Units
1939
140th Field Regiment RA

Battersea

Location:
St John's College
Built:
1840
Historical notes:
Current status:
Demolished
Timeline of Resident Units
1908
A Company 10th Battalion Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment)

Last Known Unit

Putney

Location:
Lytton Grove
Built:
Pre 1916
Historical notes:
Current status:
Demolished, Cadet Centre on site
Timeline of Resident Units
1916
Drill Hall designated as Territorial Force Depot No. 29
1947
454 HAA Regiment RA (TA)
1990
31 (Greater London) Signal Regiment Light Aid Detachment REME

Last Known Unit

Wandsworth

Location:
Westhill Road, Wandsworth
Built:
Unknown
Historical notes:
Current status:
Unknown
Timeline of Resident Units
1947
The Inns of Court Regiment (TA) Last Known Unit

Tooting

Location:
Lloyd Hall, 55 Mitcham Road
Built:
Unknown
Historical notes:
Current status:
Demolished
Timeline of Resident Units
1923
HQ 27 (London Electrical Engineers) Regiment
1947
562 (M) LAA S/L Regiment RA (TA) Last Known Unit

Brander House, Broomhill Road

Location:
Brander House, Broomhill Road
Built:
Unknown
Historical notes:
Current status:
Demolished
Timeline of Resident Units
1938
1st AA Division RASC
1947
HQ 1st AA Group Column and 900 Company AA (M) RASC
1972
Detachment 6th/7th Battalion The Queen's Regiment (V) Last Known Unit

Broomhill Road, Wandsworth

Location:
Broomhill Road, Wandsworth
Built:
Unknown

Historical notes:
Current status:
Unknown
Timeline of Resident Units
1936
1st AA Division RASC AA Battalion Regiment
1947
HQ 1st AA Group Columns 900 Company AA (M) RASC
1990
3 Troop 217 Field Squadron RE

Last Known Unit

Putney

Location:
79 West Hill
Built:
Unknown
Historical notes:
Current status:
Unknown
Timeline of Resident Units
1947
2nd Armoured REME (TA) HQ REME 56 Armoured Division HQ 56 Armoured Division LAD REME Last Known Unit

Signals House, Atkins Road, Clapham

Location:
Signals House, Atkins Road, Clapham
Built:
Circa 1935
Historical notes:
Current status:
Demolished for housing
Timeline of Resident Units
1936
London Division Signals HQ Line of Comms Signals No. 1 Company Line of Comms Signals
1938
No. 21 and 22 (City of London) Gable Section

No. 21 (City of London) Construction Section

1947
36 (Armoured Division) Signal Regiment

56 (Armoured Division) LAD REME

No. 4 (City of London) Company Line of Comms Signals

Last Known Units

Southfields

Location:
351 Merton Road
Built:
1936
Historical notes:
Current status:
Active, see last unit on timeline
Timeline of Resident Units
1939
27th (LEE) AA Battalion RE
1947
B HQ of 562 (M) LAA S/L Regiment RA (TA) 38 AA Wk/shop REME (TA)
1967
83 Squadron 31st Signal Regiment (V)
1990
83 (London) Squadron 31st Signal Regiment (V)
1994
31 (Greater London) Signal Regiment (V)
2010
RMR City of London

Clapham

Location:
Melbourne House, 73 King's Avenue
Built:
Pre-1908
Historical notes:
Current status:
Vacant
Timeline of Resident Units
1914
HQ & A Squadron Surrey Yeomanry (Queen Mary's Regiment)
1936
HQ 98 Field Brigade RA (TA) (Formally Surrey & Sussex Yeomanry)
1947
298 Field Regiment RA (TA)
1990
C Troop 210 Squadron RCT
2000
Detachment 240 Transport Squadron RLC (V)

Last Known Unit

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