High Street drill hall, Paisley

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

High Street drill hall
Paisley, Scotland
High Street drill hall, Paisley
High Street drill hall
Location within Renfrewshire
Coordinates55.84469°N 4.43159°W / 55.84469; -4.43159
TypeDrill hall
Site history
Built1896
Built forWar Office
In use1896-1921

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 continued to be used as a drill hall until 1996.[6] It was subsequently decommissioned and sold to the University of the West of Scotland for academic use.[7]

On 11 March 2020, a fire broke out in the building causing extensive damage to the roof.[8]

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. "76 High Street, Former Territorial Army Centre including boundary wall and railings, Paisley". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  7. "TA drill hall up for sale". Daily Record. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  8. Fire crews race to tackle blaze at historic Paisley TA building, Daily Record, retrieved 11 March 2020
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