Dereham

1 Quebec street
Norwich road

'0' 5 Norfolk
ds 2nd East Anglian Field Ambulance RAMC
ds 'C' Squadron Norfolk Yeomanry

‘Norfolk Regiment, 3rd Volunteer Battalion (comprising A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K & L Companies), head quarters of battalion & F Co. & Orderly room, Norwich road’ (Kelly, 1883)

‘3rd Volunteer Battalion Norfolk Regiment – Head quarters & F Co., Quebec st. (Kelly, 1904)
HQ 5th Norfolk:'5th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment; orderly room & head quarters, 1 Quebec street.' (Kelly, 1912)

The drill hall on Norwich road has been mentioned in reminiscences of post-war years. However, the premises now on Norwich road are a modern (?1960s) construction, used by the TA and we saw no evidence of a former drill hall building, though the site is clearly well-established and edged by old walls. (June 2005)

Quebec road is a mainly ?Georgian residential street within the town centre and we suggest that number 1 was a private house used as a Headquarters and offices. We could not see premises which might have been a purpose-built drill hall.
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