What is "drill hall"

n. A building in which soldiers practice drill; normally also used as a headquarters for military reservists

A drill hall is a place such as a building or a hangar where soldiers practice and perform military drill. In the United Kingdom and Commonwealth, the term was also used for the whole headquarters building of a military reserve unit, which usually incorporated such a hall. Many of these drill halls were built through public subscriptions in order to support the local Volunteer Force which was raised in the late 1850s. In Britain, these were later renamed Territorial Army (TA) Centres and later Army Reserve Centres ( ARC)s. As well as a drill hall itself, they now usually feature other facilities such as a gymnasium, Motor transport department, lecture rooms, stores, an armoury, administrative offices and the Officer's, Warrant Officers and Senior NCOs, and Junior Ranks Messes. Some Officer Training Corps, Army Cadet Force and Air Training Corps units are also co-located on the site of modern Army Reserve Centres.

The Drill Hall is a theatrical venue in London.

Drill Hall, may also refer to:

• Drill hall, a building where soldiers practice and perform military drills
• Drill Hall (Edinburgh), a former military drill hall in Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh, Scotland
• Lincoln Drill Hall, an entertainment venue in the British city of Lincoln
• Cartier Square Drill Hall, a dedicated military training facility in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
• Beatty Street Drill Hall, a Canadian Forces armoury in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• Civil War Drill Hall and Armory, an armoury in Leonia, New Jersey

The Drill Hall in Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh, was built as a military drill hall in 1901, and between 2003 and 2010 was redeveloped as community arts and education centre under the name Out of the Blue. The Drill Hall is protected as a category B listed building.