Titchfield Street drill hall, Kilmarnock

The Titchfield Street drill hall is a former military installation in Kilmarnock.

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
Coordinates55.60644°N 4.49749°W / 55.60644; -4.49749
TypeDrill hall
Site history
Built1914
Built forWar Office
ArchitectGabriel Andrew & Son
In use1914 – 1967

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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