Thank you for the music: Kneller Hall closes its doors after 170 years. Kneller Hall, the home of the Royal Military School of Music (RMSM) and Royal Corps of Army Music (RCAM) for almost 170 years, closed its doors for the last time on 31 August.

Why is Kneller Hall closing?

On 18 January 2016 defence minister Mark Lancaster announced that Kneller Hall was one of 12 Ministry of Defence (MoD) sites proposed to be sold as part of the MoD's drive for greater efficiency. In November 2016 the MoD announced that the site would close in 2020.

What has happened to Kneller Hall?

Kneller Hall has been sold by the Ministry of Defence in a cost cutting measure to a growing private school group to be a new, state-of-the-art Upper School for Radnor House. ... The enormous building is Grade II Listed, which means the new school will be constrained in terms of changes to its appearance.