Victoria Road drill hall
| Victoria Road drill hall | |
|---|---|
| Glasgow, Scotland | |
 The Coplaw Street extension to the Victoria Road drill hall | |
  Victoria Road drill hall Location within Glasgow | |
| 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.
History
[edit]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]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "31 and 33 Coplaw Street (Former Drill Hall), Glasgow". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ^ "7th Battalion, The Cameronians". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 30 December 2005. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ^ "The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "6th Battalion, The Cameronians". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 30 December 2005. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ^ "1963 (Part 2)". Castlemilk Crusader magazine. Retrieved 18 June 2017.