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Dundee, Parker Square, Drill Hall (New)
Drill Hall (20th Century), Drill Hall (First World War)
Site Name Dundee, Parker Square, Drill Hall (New)
Classification Drill Hall (20th Century), Drill Hall (First World War)
Alternative Name(s) Dudhope Crescent Road; Territoral Army Centre
Canmore ID 193059
Site Number NO33SE 504
NGR NO 39845 30560
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/193059
- Council Dundee, City Of
- Parish Dundee (Dundee, City Of)
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District City Of Dundee
- Former County Angus
The Dundee, Parker Square drill hall was built in 1906 (designed by C & L Owen) to replace an earlier drill hall that had burnt down. The earlier and later drill halls seem to occupy the same footprint, as mapped on the 2nd edition (1903) and 3rd edition (1922) OS 1:2500 maps, with the New Cemetery to the east and the prison and Sheriff Court complex to the SW.
The building has been demolished.
The Dundee Directory of 1911-12 lists the units based at the drill hall: 4th (City of Dundee) Black Watch; a detachment of 5th (Angus & Dundee) battalion Black Watch; HQ Fife & Forfar Yeomanry; No. 4 Company Highland Division Army Service Corps; 3rd Company, North Scottish Royal Garrison Artillery; and the HQ of the local Territorial Army organisation.
According to the regimental history, In the First World War the drill hall was the base for the 1/4th battalion Black Watch.
It is possible that mention of a drill hall for artillery volunteers at "Albany Quarters, Bell Street" refers to accommodation within the Parker Square hall ( Dundee Directory).
Information from HS/RCAHMS World War One Audit Project (GJB) 21 June 2013.
Dundee, Parker Square, Drill Hall (new).
ARCHITECTS: C. & L. Ower 1906
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.
