Titchfield Street drill hall, Kilmarnock
| Titchfield Street drill hall | |
|---|---|
| Kilmarnock, Scotland | |
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Titchfield Street drill hall (now a restaurant) | |
  Titchfield Street drill hall Location within East Ayrshire | |
| Coordinates | 55°36′23″N 4°29′51″W / 55.60644°N 4.49749°WCoordinates: 55°36′23″N 4°29′51″W / 55.60644°N 4.49749°W |
| Type | Drill hall |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1914 |
| Built for | War Office |
| Architect | Gabriel Andrew & Son |
| In use | 1914 – 1967 |
The Titchfield Street drill hall is a former military installation in Kilmarnock.
History
The building was designed by Gabriel Andrew & Son as the headquarters of the 4th Battalion, The Royal Scots Fusiliers and completed in 1914.[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 battalion amalgamated with the 5th Battalion to form the 4th/5th Battalion at the drill hall in Ayr in 1921 although a company remained at the Titchfield Street drill hall until the 4th/5th Battalion was disbanded in 1967.[3] The building was also the home of C Squadron of the Ayrshire (Earl of Carrick's Own) Yeomanry until the squadron was disbanded in 1967.[4]
The building was taken over the Kilmarnock and District Model Railway Club in 1971[5] and has since been converted for retail use, most recently as a restaurant.[6]
References
- ↑ "Kilmarnock, 43 Titchfield Street, Headquarters 4th Battalion Of Scots Fusiliers". Canmore. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ↑ "Royal Scots Fusiliers". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ↑ "4th Battalion, The Royal Scots Fusiliers". Regiments.org. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ↑ "The Ayrshire Yeomanry (Earl of Carrick's Own)". Regiments.org. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ↑ "History". Kilmarnock and District Model Railway Club. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ↑ "The 43 Latin Steak & Grill House". Just Eat. Retrieved 18 June 2017.