The Loreburn Hall is a military installation in Dumfries, Scotland.
| Loreburn Hall | |
|---|---|
| Dumfries, Scotland | |
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  Loreburn Hall Location in Dumfries and Galloway | |
| Coordinates | 55°04′13″N 3°36′28″W / 55.07021°N 3.60789°W |
| Type | Drill hall |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1890 |
| Built for | War Office |
| Architect | Alan Burgess Crombie |
| In use | 1890 - 1961 |
History
editThe building was designed by Alan Burgess Crombie as the headquarters of the 3rd (Dumfries) Volunteer Battalion, The King's Own Scottish Borderers and completed in 1890.[1] This unit evolved to become the 5th Battalion, the King's Own Scottish Borderers in 1908.[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 4th and 5th battalions amalgamated to form the 4th/5th Battalion, with its headquarters at the Paton Street drill hall in Galashiels in 1961.[3] Loreburn Hall then became surplus to requirements and ownership was transferred to Dumfries Council in 1968.[4]
The Council used the drill hall as a venue for concerts by performers such as Black Sabbath[5] and Big Country[6] and for sporting events such as wrestling.[7] In 2014, the drill hall was given a new lease of life as a temporary gym and sports facility when the newly built DG One Leisure Centre [8] was found to be so full of building defects it had to be closed for a major rebuilding program.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b "Dumfries, Newall Terrace, Loreburn Hall Including Ornamental Lions". Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ "King's Own Scottish Borderers". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "4th/5th Battalion, The King's Own Scottish Borderers". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 29 May 2006. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Lions at Loreburn Hall, 43 Newall Terrace, Dumfries". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ "1970 Tour". Black-sabbath.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ "Big County: gigs". Archived from the original on 21 October 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ "wZw Present The 'Destruction Tour'". Wrestling101.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ Rinaldi, Giancarlo (9 July 2017). "The leisure centre dream that crumbled". Retrieved 29 June 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "About the hall". Loreburn Hall. Retrieved 20 June 2017.