:Conway Street drill hall, Brecon
{{Short description|Drill hall in Brecon, Wales}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2017}}
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|name=Conway Street drill hall
|image=Gwent & Powys ACF - Conway Street - geograph.org.uk - 3457696.jpg
|caption =Conway Street drill hall (after the rebuilding)
|type = Drill hall
|map_type =Wales Powys
|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Powys
|location = Brecon
|coordinates ={{coord|51.94470 |-3.38708|region:GB_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
|ownership =
|operator =
|built =Early 20th century
|used=Early 20th century – Present
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|built_for = War Office
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The Conway Street drill hall is a former military installation in Brecon, Wales.
History
The building was designed as the headquarters of the 1st (Brecknockshire) Volunteer Battalion, South Wales Borderers and was completed in the early 20th century.{{cite web|url=http://www.drillhalls.org/TownBrecon.htm|title=Brecon|publisher=The Drill Hall Project|accessdate=21 August 2017}} This unit evolved to become the 1st (Brecknockshire) Battalion, The South Wales Borderers in 1908.{{cite web|url=http://www.regiments.org:80/regiments/uk/volmil-wales/vinf/br-1.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060113062621/http://www.regiments.org:80/regiments/uk/volmil-wales/vinf/br-1.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 January 2006|title=The Brecknockshire Battalion|publisher=Regiments.org|accessdate=21 August 2017}} The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to India.{{cite web|url=http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/regiments-and-corps/the-british-infantry-regiments-of-1914-1918/south-wales-borderers/|title=South Wales Borderers|publisher=The Long, Long Trail|accessdate=3 July 2016}} The battalion amalgamated with the 3rd Battalion, The Monmouthshire Regiment to form
3rd (Brecknockshire and Monmouthshire) Battalion, The Monmouthshire Regiment at the Baker Street drill hall in Abergavenny in 1922. The drill hall was subsequently decommissioned and, although it has recently been substantially rebuilt, it continues to be used as an Army Cadet Force Centre.{{cite web|url=https://armycadets.com/county/gwent-and-powys-acf/our-locations/|title=Locations|publisher=Army Cadet Force|accessdate=22 August 2017}}
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