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54: 38: 793: 349: 800: 148: 268:, 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 786: 61: 283:
The building closed in June 2022 with the owners, a trust, citing safety grounds. 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
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in 1883 and the 5th Battalion, the Lancashire Fusiliers in 1908. The battalion was mobilised at the armoury in September 1914 before being deployed to the
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The armoury was designed as the headquarters of the 8th Lancashire Rifle Volunteer Corps and built on the remains of
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in November 1907. The 8th Lancashire Rifle Volunteer Corps evolved to become the 1st Volunteer Battalion, the
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in 1868. An extension exhibiting the same architectural features was opened by the
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The following units were based at the armoury immediately before its closure:
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Lancashire Band and Corps of Drums of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
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A major fire took hold at the armoury in January 1943 during the
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Grade II listed buildings in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury
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Bury

Castle Armoury is located in Greater Manchester
53°35′39″N 2°17′55″W / 53.59422°N 2.29859°W / 53.59422; -2.29859
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