Guild Street drill hall | |
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Aberdeen, Scotland | |
Coordinates | 57°08′43″N 2°05′51″W / 57.14517°N 2.09740°W |
Type | Drill hall |
Site history | |
Built | Early 19th century |
Built for | War Office |
In use | Early 19th century-1920 |
The Guild Street drill hall is a former military installation in Aberdeen, Scotland.
The building was constructed as a private house in the early 19th century and converted into the headquarters of the 1st Aberdeen Rifle Volunteers in around 1860. [1] [2] This unit evolved to become the 4th (The City of Aberdeen) Battalion, the Gordon Highlanders in 1908. [3] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front. [4] [5]
By 1920 the battalion had moved out to the Woolmanhill drill hall (since demolished) [6] and building alterations were carried out to the Guild Street drill hall, to the designs of George Bennett Mitchell, to convert the building into offices for George Mellis and Sons, a retail chain. [7] [8] The building subsequently became offices of HM Revenue and Customs and is now known as "Customs House". [9]
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Guild Street drill hall | |
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Aberdeen, Scotland | |
Coordinates | 57°08′43″N 2°05′51″W / 57.14517°N 2.09740°W |
Type | Drill hall |
Site history | |
Built | Early 19th century |
Built for | War Office |
In use | Early 19th century-1920 |
The Guild Street drill hall is a former military installation in Aberdeen, Scotland.
The building was constructed as a private house in the early 19th century and converted into the headquarters of the 1st Aberdeen Rifle Volunteers in around 1860. [1] [2] This unit evolved to become the 4th (The City of Aberdeen) Battalion, the Gordon Highlanders in 1908. [3] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front. [4] [5]
By 1920 the battalion had moved out to the Woolmanhill drill hall (since demolished) [6] and building alterations were carried out to the Guild Street drill hall, to the designs of George Bennett Mitchell, to convert the building into offices for George Mellis and Sons, a retail chain. [7] [8] The building subsequently became offices of HM Revenue and Customs and is now known as "Customs House". [9]
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