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borough), 27tli W. R. (Ripon), 31st W. R. (Tadcaster), and
38th W. R. (Selby) Corps of
Rifle Volunteers, and the whole
became the 1st Administrative Battalion of West Riding
Rifle Volunteers, York being the head quarters.
THIRD WEST YORK ARTILLERY VOLUNTEERS
Were raised in 1861. They are divided into two batteries,
with four guns, and consist of 150 men with five oflScers.
They meet for drill in the Guildhall, and on a plot of ground
in front of the School of Design. The armoury is at 49,
Clarence Street.
YORKSHIRE HUSSARS—YEOMANRY CAVALRY
Consists of eight troops of fifty men each, with twenty-six:
officers, who are called up for seven days' drill in May every
year. The regiment was raised about the year 1800. The
armoury and depot is in Bishopthorp e Road, but during the
week of service head quarters are at the De Grey Rooms, St.
Leonard's Place.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
CORN EXCHANGE,
In King Street, is a large room, where the Corn Market is
held on Saturdays. It is also used for meetings, concerts,
and entertainments; will seat from 700 to 1,000 persons.
DE GREY ROOMS,
St. Leonard's Place, near Bootham Bar, were erected in
1841, for the Mess of the Officers of the Yorkshire Yeomanry
Cavalry, and named after their colonel. Earl De
Grey, whose portrait hangs in the principal room. This
room is about 60 by 30 feet, with an orchestra, and is
suitable for balls, concerts, entertainments, &c. It is also
used as an ordinary for the barristers frequenting the
Northern Circuit, and as a Mess-room for the Officers of
the Militia.
FRIENDLY SOCIETIES' HALL,
Castlegate, is one of the old mansions formerly inhabited
by the nobility when residing in the city. It consists of a
number of rooms—the largest will seat 600—and is owned
by a "limited" company of shareholders.