The Drill Hall - Lincoln (2011) Edition - Lincoln, UK - Monopoly in the Real World on Waymarking.com

The hall is now simply called The Drill.

History

The building was designed by architects Goddard and Son for the 1st Lincolnshire Rifle Volunteers and construction was financed by Joseph Ruston, a former M.P. for the city. It was opened in 1890 and, although purpose-built for military training, community and social events were held in the hall from an early stage. The 1st Lincolnshire Rifle Volunteers evolved to become to 4th Battalion of the Lincolnshire Regiment in 1908. The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front. The 4th Battalion was reconstituted after the Second World War and amalgamated with the 6th Battalion to form the 4th/6th Battalion in 1950.

Various forms of entertainment were held at the hall - the most notable performance being a gig by The Rolling Stones on New Year's Eve, 1963; the following day they made their debut on the BBC's Top of the Pops television show.

In 1967 the 2nd (Duchess of Gloucester's Own Royal Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire) Company, 5th (Volunteer) Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment was formed in Lincoln. The building continued to be used for military training for most of the rest of the century but increasingly fell into disrepair and closed in 1999. However, by public demand it was reopened four years later following a £2.6m refurbishment programme. The principal contractor was local company Lindum Construction. In 2010 the Council passed day-to-day control to the independent Lincoln Arts Trust. The building was managed by the Ruston Hall Trust, a subsidiary charity of the Lincoln Arts Trust until the city council voted to stop its annual grant of £187,000 and it closed in March 2020.

Saved from permanent closure by the Lincoln College Group, the venue was extensively renovated and refurbished in late 2021, reopening in December for a series of pantomime performances. The building (with the adjacent clubhouse) is a Grade II Listed Building." link

One of the exterior end walls of the hall has a large metal human face emerging from the brickwork. This artwork was installed when it was converted into the community hub.

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