High Street drill hall, Paisley

High Street drill hall
Paisley, Scotland
High Street drill hall, Paisley
High Street drill hall
Location within Renfrewshire
Coordinates 55°50′41″N 4°25′54″W / 55.84469°N 4.43159°W / 55.84469; -4.43159Coordinates: 55°50′41″N 4°25′54″W / 55.84469°N 4.43159°W / 55.84469; -4.43159
Type Drill hall
Site history
Built 1896
Built for War Office
In use 1896-1921

The High Street drill hall is a former military installation in Paisley, Scotland.

History

The building was designed by Thomas Graham Abercrombie as the headquarters of the 2nd Renfrewshire Rifle Volunteers and completed about 1896.[1] This unit evolved into the 6th Battalion, the Princess Louise's (Sutherland and Argyll Highlanders) in 1908.[2] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front.[3][4] The 6th Battalion amalgamated with the 5th Battalion to form the 5th/6th Battalion in 1921.[5] The building was subsequently decommissioned and sold to the University of the West of Scotland for academic use.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Paisley, 76 High Street, Drill Hall". Canmore. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  2. ↑ Westlake, Ray (2010). Tracing the Rifle Volunteers: A Guide for Military and Family Historians. Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-1848842113.
  3. ↑ "Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Battalions during WW1". The Argylls. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 30 December 2005. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "TA drill hall up for sale". Daily Record. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
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