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Catrine, Bridge Street, Wilson Hall
Drill Hall (First World War)(Possible), Hall (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Catrine, Bridge Street, Wilson Hall
Classification Drill Hall (First World War)(Possible), Hall (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Drill Hall
Canmore ID 171274
Site Number NS52NW 45
NGR NS 5282 2579
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/171274
- Council East Ayrshire
- Parish Sorn
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Cumnock And Doon Valley
- Former County Ayrshire
A drill hall is listed by Osborne (2006) in Bridge Street and the Wilson Hall seems the only candidate for the building. The building, appears on the 2nd and 3rd edition OS 1:2500 maps of the town, in the latter marked as 'Hall'. In 1914 the hall was the base of "B" Company, 5th battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Osborne notes that the hall was out of use by 1933. It has since been demolished.
Information from HS/RCAHMS World War One Audit Project (GJB) 19 September 2013.
Project (March 2013 - September 2013)
A project to characterise the quantity and quality of the Scottish resource of known surviving remains of the First World War. Carried out in partnership between Historic Scotland and RCAHMS.
