Titchfield Street drill hall
Kilmarnock, Scotland
Titchfield Street drill hall (now a restaurant)
Titchfield Street drill hall is located in East Ayrshire
Titchfield Street drill hall
Titchfield Street drill hall
Location within East Ayrshire
Coordinates55°36′23″N 4°29′51″W / 55.60644°N 4.49749°W / 55.60644; -4.49749
TypeDrill hall
Site history
Built1914
Built forWar Office
ArchitectGabriel Andrew & Son
In use1914 – 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

  1. ↑ "Kilmarnock, 43 Titchfield Street, Headquarters 4th Battalion Of Scots Fusiliers". Canmore. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Royal Scots Fusiliers". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "4th Battalion, The Royal Scots Fusiliers". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 24 June 2006. Retrieved 18 June 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ "The Ayrshire Yeomanry (Earl of Carrick's Own)". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 16 July 2006. Retrieved 18 June 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ↑ "History". Kilmarnock and District Model Railway Club. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "The 43 Latin Steak & Grill House". Just Eat. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
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