Hepburn House, also known as East Claremont Street Drill Hall, is a military installation in Edinburgh.
| Hepburn House | |
|---|---|
| Edinburgh, Scotland | |
 Hepburn House | |
  Hepburn House Location in Edinburgh | |
| Coordinates | 55°57′47″N 3°11′31″W / 55.96304°N 3.19201°W |
| Type | Army Reserve Centre |
| Site information | |
| Owner | British Army |
| Operator | The Royal Regiment of Scotland |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1912 |
| Built for | War Office |
| Architect | Thomas Duncan Rhind |
| In use | 1912 – Present |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | A (Royal Scots Borderers) Company, 52nd Lowland, 6th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland Lowland Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland University Royal Naval Unit East Scotland |
History
editThe building was designed by Thomas Duncan Rhind in the free Renaissance style as the headquarters of the 9th (Highlanders) Battalion the Royal Scots and completed in 1912.[1] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to Western Front.[2]
The battalion amalgamated with the 7th Battalion to become the 7th/9th (Highlanders) Battalion, The Royal Scots, with its headquarters at the Dalmeny Street drill hall but with elements at the East Claremont Street drill hall, in 1922.[3] The 7th/9th Battalion and the 8th Battalion amalgamated to form the 8th/9th Battalion, still at the Dalmeny Street drill hall but with representation at the East Claremont Street drill hall, in 1961.[3] The 8th/9th Battalion was reduced to company size as A (Royal Scots) Company, the 52nd Lowland Volunteers in 1967 and this unit in turn evolved to become HQ (Royal Scots) Company, Lowland Volunteers in 1995.[4]
After the Dalmeny Street drill hall was decommissioned in the late 1990s, this unit, in its new designation as A (Royal Scots) Company, 52nd Lowland Regiment, became based at the East Claremont Street drill hall in 1999.[4] This unit evolved further to become A (Royal Scots Borderers) Company, 52nd Lowland, 6th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, still based at the East Claremont Street drill hall, in 2006.[4] The building, which is known as Hepburn House after Sir John Hepburn, founder of the Royal Scots, remains an active Army Reserve Centre.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Edinburgh, 89 East Claremont Street, Drill Hall". Canmore. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ "The Royal Scots". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ a b "The Territorial Army". Royal Scots. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ a b c "Lowland Volunteers". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "A (Royal Scots Borderers) Company". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 11 June 2017.