Loreburn Hall

Loreburn Hall
Dumfries, Scotland
Loreburn Hall
Loreburn Hall
Location in Dumfries and Galloway
Coordinates 55°04′13″N 3°36′28″W / 55.07021°N 3.60789°W / 55.07021; -3.60789Coordinates: 55°04′13″N 3°36′28″W / 55.07021°N 3.60789°W / 55.07021; -3.60789
Type Drill hall
Site history
Built 1890
Built for War Office
Architect Alan Burgess Crombie
In use 1890 - 1961

The Loreburn Hall is a military installation in Dumfries, Scotland.

History

The building was designed by Alan Burgess Crombie as the headquarters of the 3rd (Dumfries) Volunteer Battalion, The King's Own Scottish Borderers and completed in 1890.[1] This unit evolved to become the 5th Battalion, the King's Own Scottish Borderers in 1908.[1] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to Gallipoli and then to the Western Front.[2]

The 4th and 5th battalions amalgamated to form the 4th/5th Battalion, with its headquarters at the Paton Street drill hall in Galashiels in 1961.[3] Loreburn Hall then became surplus to requirements and ownership was transferred to Dumfries Council in 1968.[4]

The Council used the drill hall as a venue for concerts by performers such as Black Sabbath[5] and Big Country[6] and for sporting events such as wrestling.[7] In 2014 the drill hall was given a new lease of life as a temporary gym and sports facility.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Dumfries, Newall Terrace, Loreburn Hall Including Ornamental Lions". Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "King's Own Scottish Borderers". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "4th/5th Battalion, The King's Own Scottish Borderers". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 29 May 2006. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Lions at Loreburn Hall, 43 Newall Terrace, Dumfries". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "1970 Tour". Black-sabbath.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  6. ↑ "Big County: gigs". Archived from the original on 25 October 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "wZw Present The 'Destruction Tour'". Wrestling101.com. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  8. ↑ "About the hall". Loreburn Hall. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
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