The Princes Street drill hall is a former military installation in Stirling, Scotland.
| Princes Street drill hall | |
|---|---|
| Stirling, Scotland | |
 Princes Street drill hall, Stirling | |
  Princes Street drill hall Location within Stirling | |
| Coordinates | 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 |
History
editThe 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
edit- ^ "Stirling, Princes Street, Drill Hall". Canmore. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Argyll Centre, Princes Street, Stirling" (PDF). Stirling Council. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "7th Battalion, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 30 December 2005. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Battalions during WW1". The Argylls. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "7th/8th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 9 January 2006. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Proposal to transform historic building into flats". Daily Record. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2017.