# Castle Armoury
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{{Short description|Military installation in England}}
{{Infobox military structure
| name = Castle Armoury
| image = The Castle Armoury - geograph.org.uk - 1690254.jpg
| caption = Castle Armoury
| type = Barracks
| map_type = Greater Manchester
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within Greater Manchester
| location = [Bury](/source/Bury%2C_Greater_Manchester)
| coordinates = {{Coord|53.59422|N|2.29859|W|region:GB_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| ownership = [Ministry of Defence](/source/Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom))
| operator = {{army|United Kingdom}}
| built = 1868
| used = 1868-
| architect =
| built_for = [War Office](/source/War_Office)
| garrison =
| occupants = W company 5th Battalion, [Royal Regiment of Fusiliers](/source/Royal_Regiment_of_Fusiliers)
B Detachment, [207 (Manchester) Field Hospital](/source/207_(Manchester)_Field_Hospital)
Bury Detachment ACF
1036 (Bury) Squadron ATC
}}
The '''Castle Armoury''' is a military installation in [Bury](/source/Bury%2C_Greater_Manchester), [Greater Manchester](/source/Greater_Manchester), England.
==History==
The armoury was designed as the headquarters of the 8th Lancashire Rifle Volunteer Corps and built on the remains of [Bury Castle](/source/Bury_Castle%2C_Greater_Manchester) in 1868.[{{cite web|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101067290-castle-armoury-east-ward#.WTPNL2jysdU|title=Castle Armoury|publisher=British Listed Buildings|accessdate=4 June 2017}}] An extension exhibiting the same architectural features was opened by the [Duke of Connaught](/source/Prince_Arthur%2C_Duke_of_Connaught_and_Strathearn) in November 1907.[{{cite web|url=http://www.lancs-fusiliers.co.uk/gallerynew/LFDepots/Wellingtonbarracks/wellingtonBarracks.htm|title=History of Castle Armoury|accessdate=4 June 2017}}] The 8th Lancashire Rifle Volunteer Corps evolved to become the 1st Volunteer Battalion, the [Lancashire Fusiliers](/source/Lancashire_Fusiliers) in 1883 and the 5th Battalion, the Lancashire Fusiliers in 1908.[{{cite web|url=http://www.wfanlancs.co.uk/despatch/Nov14_PDFs/LancashireNorthDespatch_Nov2014.pdf|title=Fusiliers in Bury|page=17|publisher=Western Front Association|date=30 November 2014|accessdate=4 June 2017}}] The battalion was mobilised at the armoury in September 1914 before being deployed to the [Suez Canal](/source/Suez_Canal), then to [Gallipoli](/source/Gallipoli) and ultimately to the [Western Front](/source/Western_Front_(World_War_I)).[{{cite web|url=http://www.lancs-fusiliers.co.uk/tourspostings/1-5thLFToursPostings.htm|title=1st/5th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers: Tours and Postings|publisher=Lancashire Fusiliers|accessdate=4 June 2017}}] The armoury remained the home of the 5th battalion, the Lancashire Fusiliers through the inter-war period.[{{cite web|url=http://www.bury.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=15099&p=0|title=Bury County Borough Directory|year=1936|publisher=Metropolitan Borough of Bury|accessdate=4 June 2017}}]
A major fire took hold at the armoury in January 1943 during the [Second World War](/source/World_War_II), in which a fireman died and the building was seriously damaged, and it was not until summer 1952 that the restoration was complete.[ After the war the armoury continued to be used by the 5th battalion the Lancashire Fusiliers until the battalion was disbanded in 1967. The armoury was then used by a company of the 5th Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, a unit which evolved following amalgamations to become the [Lancastrian and Cumbrian Volunteers](/source/Lancastrian_and_Cumbrian_Volunteers) in July 1999 and 4th Battalion the [Duke of Lancaster's Regiment](/source/Duke_of_Lancaster's_Regiment) in July 2006.][ It is a Grade II [Listed building](/source/Listed_building).][
The building closed in June 2022 with the owners, a trust, citing safety grounds.][{{Cite web |last=Britton |first=Paul |date=2022-07-04 |title=Historic drill hall Castle Armoury in Bury closes |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/historic-castle-armoury-in-bury-24392867 |access-date=2024-05-12 |website=Manchester Evening News |language=en}}] The leaser, the Ministry of Defence's Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Association stated that funding was not available to carry out the estimated £2 million of urgent repairs, with further work required to modernise the building.[{{cite news |title=Nooks and Corners |work=Private Eye |issue=1579 |page=22|date=12 August 2022}}][{{Cite web |date=2022-07-22 |title=‘Woefully neglected’ armed forces base had ‘no hot water or heating’ for soldiers returning from active service |url=https://www.burytimes.co.uk/news/20298751.burys-castle-armoury-site-no-hot-water-heating-soldiers-returning-active-service/ |access-date=2024-05-12 |website=Bury Times |language=en}}]
==Former units==
The following units were based at the armoury immediately before its closure:[{{cite web|url=https://apply.army.mod.uk/what-we-offer/army-reserve-centres/north-west/bury-castle-street-armoury|title=Castle Armoury|accessdate=17 April 2021}}]
'''British Army'''
*W (Gallipoli) Company, 5th Battalion, [Royal Regiment of Fusiliers](/source/Royal_Regiment_of_Fusiliers)[{{cite news|url=https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/128742/fusilier-from-middleton-set-for-training-mission-in-canada|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416232158/https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/128742/fusilier-from-middleton-set-for-training-mission-in-canada|url-status=usurped|archive-date=April 16, 2021|title=Fusilier from Middleton set for training mission in Canada|publisher=Rochdale News|date=30 June 2019|accessdate=17 April 2021}}]
*B Detachment, [207 (Manchester) Field Hospital](/source/207_(Manchester)_Field_Hospital), [Royal Army Medical Corps](/source/Royal_Army_Medical_Corps)[{{cite web|url=https://www.qaranc.co.uk/Army-Reserve-QARANC.php|title=Army Reserve QARANC|accessdate=17 April 2021}}]
*Lancashire Band and Corps of Drums of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers[{{cite web|url=http://www.rrfbandlancs.org.uk/#history|title=The Band & Corp of Drums of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers|accessdate=17 April 2021}}]
'''Community Cadet Forces'''
*Bury Detachment, Greater Manchester [Army Cadet Force](/source/Army_Cadet_Force)[{{cite web|url=https://armycadets.com/county/greater-manchester-acf/|title=Greater Manchester Army Cadets|accessdate=17 April 2021}}]
*1036 (Bury) Squadron, Greater Manchester Wing, [Air Training Corps](/source/Air_Training_Corps)[{{cite web|url=https://www.raf.mod.uk/aircadets/find-a-squadron/north/greater-manchester-wing-hq/1036-bury/|title=1036 (Bury)|accessdate=17 April 2021}}]
==See also==
{{portal|Greater Manchester}}
*[Listed buildings in Bury](/source/Listed_buildings_in_Bury)
==References==
{{reflist|30em}}
{{Buildings and structures in Bury}}
Category:Drill halls in England
Category:Grade II listed buildings in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury
Category:Military installations established in 1868
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