Dundonald Street drill hall

Dundonald Street drill hall
Edinburgh, Scotland
The terrace in Dundonald Street
Dundonald Street drill hall is located in Edinburgh
Dundonald Street drill hall
Dundonald Street drill hall
Location in Edinburgh
Coordinates55°57′34″N 3°11′48″W / 55.95945°N 3.19669°W / 55.95945; -3.19669
TypeDrill hall
Site history
BuiltEarly 20th century
Built forWar Office
In useEarly 20th century – Present

The Dundonald Street drill hall was a military installation in Edinburgh.

History

The building was created by the conversion of a terrace of private houses into the headquarters for the Lothians and Border Horse in the early 20th century.[1][2][3] The drill hall itself was located about 130 yards to the north of the headquarters on the opposite side of the road.[1] The regiment was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front.[4] The drill hall itself was subsequently demolished and the terrace was converted back for residential use.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Edinburgh, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22 Dundonald Street". Canmore. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Scotland's Drill Halls - Preliminary Report". Historic Scotland. p. 17. Archived from the original on 17 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  3. ^ Osborne, Mike (2006). Always ready: Drill Halls of Britain's Volunteer Force. Partizan. p. 274. ISBN 978-1858185095.
  4. ^ "Lothians and Border Horse Yeomanry". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 16 December 2017.