2009

TQ1649 : The Drill Hall

taken 16 years ago, near to Dorking, Surrey, England

The Drill Hall
The Drill Hall
This brick building today houses a Surrey County Library branch. It has a chequered history. It was built for military training then was the home of the Leith Hill Music Festival (1922-30). Ralph Vaughan Williams premièred 3 works here in 1930 (Benedicite, Three Choral Hymns and the Hundredth Psalm).

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This photo is linked from: Articles: · WW1 Great War Centenary - Drill Halls Galleries: · WW1 Great War Centenary - Drill Halls Automatic Clusters: · Houses Built [33] · Brick Building [7] · Surrey County [4] ·
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TQ1649, 942 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Colin Smith   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 7 March, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 7 March, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 161 494 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:13.9510N 0:20.2752W
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OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 161 494
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East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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