Victoria Road drill hall | |
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Glasgow, Scotland | |
Coordinates | 55°50′25″N 4°15′53″W / 55.84030°N 4.26476°W |
Type | Drill hall |
Site history | |
Built | 1884 |
Built for | War Office |
Architect | John Bennie Wilson |
In use | 1884 – 1950 |
The Victoria Road drill hall is a former military installation in Glasgow.
The building was designed by John Bennie Wilson as the headquarters of the 3rd Lanarkshire (1st Glasgow Southern) Rifle Volunteer Corps and completed in 1884. [1] It was extended along Coplaw Street in 1903. [1] The 3rd Lanarkshire (1st Glasgow Southern) Rifle Volunteer Corps became the 7th Battalion, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) in 1908. [2] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to Gallipoli and then to the Western Front. [3] The battalion amalgamated with the 6th Battalion, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) to form the 6th/7th Battalion, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) at the Muir Street drill hall in Hamilton in 1950 although a company remained at the Victoria Road drill hall until the 6th/7th Battalion was disbanded in 1967. [4] The drill hall was also used for parades by the Boys' Brigade in the 1960s. [5] The original drill hall was subsequently demolished leaving only the Coplaw Street extension standing: [1] the extension was converted for leisure centre use in 1984 and then converted to apartments in 2001. [1]
Victoria Road drill hall | |
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Glasgow, Scotland | |
Coordinates | 55°50′25″N 4°15′53″W / 55.84030°N 4.26476°W |
Type | Drill hall |
Site history | |
Built | 1884 |
Built for | War Office |
Architect | John Bennie Wilson |
In use | 1884 – 1950 |
The Victoria Road drill hall is a former military installation in Glasgow.
The building was designed by John Bennie Wilson as the headquarters of the 3rd Lanarkshire (1st Glasgow Southern) Rifle Volunteer Corps and completed in 1884. [1] It was extended along Coplaw Street in 1903. [1] The 3rd Lanarkshire (1st Glasgow Southern) Rifle Volunteer Corps became the 7th Battalion, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) in 1908. [2] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to Gallipoli and then to the Western Front. [3] The battalion amalgamated with the 6th Battalion, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) to form the 6th/7th Battalion, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) at the Muir Street drill hall in Hamilton in 1950 although a company remained at the Victoria Road drill hall until the 6th/7th Battalion was disbanded in 1967. [4] The drill hall was also used for parades by the Boys' Brigade in the 1960s. [5] The original drill hall was subsequently demolished leaving only the Coplaw Street extension standing: [1] the extension was converted for leisure centre use in 1984 and then converted to apartments in 2001. [1]