| High Street drill hall | |
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| Paisley, Scotland | |
 High Street drill hall, Paisley | |
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| Coordinates | 55°50′41″N 4°25′54″W / 55.84469°N 4.43159°WCoordinates: 55°50′41″N 4°25′54″W / 55.84469°N 4.43159°W |
| Type | Drill hall |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1896 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1896-1921 |
The High Street drill hall is a former military installation in Paisley, Scotland.
History[]
The building was designed by Thomas Graham Abercrombie as the headquarters of the 2nd Renfrewshire Rifle Volunteers and completed about 1896.[1] This unit evolved into the 6th Battalion, the Princess Louise's (Sutherland and Argyll Highlanders) in 1908.[2] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front.[3][4] The 6th Battalion amalgamated with the 5th Battalion to form the 5th/6th Battalion in 1921.[5] The building was subsequently decommissioned and sold to the University of the West of Scotland for academic use.[6]
References[]
- ↑ "Paisley, 76 High Street, Drill Hall". Canmore. https://canmore.org.uk/site/198172/paisley-76-high-street-drill-hall. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ↑ Westlake, Ray (2010). Tracing the Rifle Volunteers: A Guide for Military and Family Historians. Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-1848842113. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=F7y__ACbNigC&pg=PA203&lpg=PA203&dq=6th+Battalion,+the+Argyll+and+Sutherland+Highlanders+volunteers&source=bl&ots=VVm-zxK_gR&sig=wwvcejC0peErOQF7DGcFTRuMGnA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjqtpL_gN7UAhVHDxoKHWM2Cxo4ChDoAQhPMAg#v=onepage&q=6th%20Battalion%2C%20the%20Argyll%20and%20Sutherland%20Highlanders%20volunteers&f=false.
- ↑ "Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders". The Long, Long Trail. http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/regiments-and-corps/the-british-infantry-regiments-of-1914-1918/princess-louises-argyll-sutherland-highlanders/. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ↑ "Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Battalions during WW1". The Argylls. http://www.theargylls.co.uk/battalionsww1.php. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ↑ "Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 30 December 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20051230132647/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/091ASH.htm. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ↑ "TA drill hall up for sale". Daily Record. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/ta-drill-hall-up-sale-2561239. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
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