World War One Audit of Surviving Remains
Date 26 June 2013
Event ID 961754
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type World War One Audit of Surviving Remains
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/961754
The Tay Street drill hall occupied a site near the southern end of Tay Street, just north of the railway. It is described as having a frontage of 80 feet, a main section of two storeys and single-storey wings. The building is marked on the 2nd and 3rd epoch OS 1:2500 maps, although only labelled 'drill hall' on the earlier one. It was demolished in the 1990s.
In 1914 the Tay Street drill hall was the drill station for "B" Squadron, 1st Scottish Horse, HQ of and base for "A" and "B" Companies 6th battalion Black Watch, as well HQ of and base of No. 1 Company Highland Divisional Transport and Supply Column, Army Service Corps.
Information from HS/RCAHMS World War One Audit Project (GJB) 26 June 2013.
