MHG25313 - Former Drill Hall - Margaret Street, Inverness
Summary
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Type and Period (2)
- (Former Type) DRILL HALL (20th Century - 1901 AD to 2000 AD)
- PUBLIC HALL (Modern - 1901 AD to 2100 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Created automatically by NMRS Register Utility
User: Admin, Date: Fri 10 Mar 2000
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NH64NE Grid Ref: NH 6666 4556
Source: )/S 1:10,000 Map, 1992.
Architect: Alexander Ross (I.A. Oct. 13, 1871)
Inverness, Artillery Volunteers' Hall
Architects: Ross & Macbeth (I.C. April 12, 1889)
The Margaret Street drill hall was in use by the time of the 1904 2nd edition Ordnance Survey 1:2500 map. It has been partially demolished but the drill hall remains on the SW side and is in use as a public hall and theatre space.
In 1914 it was the base for "H" Squadron, 2nd Lovat's Scouts and HQ and base for a battery of Inverness Royal Horse Artillery. Recorded as part of HS/RCAHMS World War One Audit Project 2013. <1> <2> <3>
GIS spatial data created 2019 based on OS Master Map. <4>
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SHG28008 Text/Publication/Volume: Osbourne, M. 2006. Always Ready: Drill Halls of Britain's Volunteer Forces. pp. 281.
- <1> SHG23282 Interactive Resource/Online Database: Historic Environment Scotland. Canmore. 98554.
- <2> SHG27124 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Barclay, G.J.. 2014. The Built Heritage of the First World War in Scotland: The report of a project commissioned by Historic Scotland & RCAHMS. Unaffiliated. Digital. pg. 60, table 35.
- <3> SHG28062 Collection/Project Archive: Kilpatrick, A K. 2014. RCAHMS World War One Survey Project. Digital. Site 265.
- <4> SHG23361 Image/Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Mastermap. Digital. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6664 4555 (42m by 44m) (2 map features) |
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| Map sheet | NH64NE |
| Civil Parish | INVERNESS AND BONA |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/98554 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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