| Princes Street drill hall | |
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| Stirling, Scotland | |
 Princes Street drill hall, Stirling | |
 <div style="position: absolute; top: Expression error: Missing operand for *.%; left: 429.8%; height: 0; width: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> Princes Street drill hall Location within Stirling
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| Coordinates | 56°07′17″N 3°56′25″W / 56.12127°N 3.94039°WCoordinates: 56°07′17″N 3°56′25″W / 56.12127°N 3.94039°W |
| Type | Drill hall |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1892 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1892-1990s |
The Princes Street drill hall is a former military installation in Stirling, Scotland.
History[]
The building was designed as the headquarters of the 4th (Stirlingshire) Volunteer Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) and was completed in 1892.[1][2] This unit evolved into the 7th Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) in 1908.[3] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front.[4][5]
The 7th Battalion amalgamated with the 8th Battalion to form the 3rd (Territorial) Battalion, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's) in Stirling in 1967.[6] The battalion subsequently moved to the Meadowforth Road Army Reserve Centre and the Princes Street drill hall was converted for residential use.[7]
References[]
- ↑ "Stirling, Princes Street, Drill Hall". Canmore. https://canmore.org.uk/site/221329/stirling-princes-street-drill-hall. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ↑ "Argyll Centre, Princes Street, Stirling". Stirling Council. http://www.stirling.gov.uk/__documents/planning/future-development/site-specific-development/argyll-centre-updated-brief.pdf. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ↑ "7th Battalion, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders". Regiments.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20051230133951/http://www.regiments.org:80/regiments/uk/volmil-scotland/vinf/ash-7.htm. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "7th/8th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders". Regiments.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20060109075105/http://www.regiments.org:80/regiments/uk/volmil-scotland/vinf/ash-78.htm. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ↑ "Proposal to transform historic building into flats". Daily Record. 8 October 2014. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/proposal-transform-historic-building-flats-4399813. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
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