The Yorkhill Parade drill hall was a military installation in Glasgow.
| Yorkhill Parade drill hall | |
|---|---|
| Glasgow, Scotland | |
  Yorkhill Parade drill hall Location within Glasgow | |
| Coordinates | 55°51′55″N 4°17′41″W / 55.86516°N 4.29486°W |
| Type | Drill hall |
| Site history | |
| Built | Early 20th century |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | Early 20th century – Present |
History
editThe building was designed as the headquarters of the Glasgow Yeomanry and was completed in the early 20th century.[1] The regiment was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to Gallipoli.[2] The facility was expanded to including a riding school in the 1920s.[1] The regiment converted to become the 101st (Glasgow Yeomanry) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery in 1922 and evolved to become the 54th (Queen's Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery in 1938 before converting back to become the Queen's Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry again in 1947.[3]
74th (City of Glasgow) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery reformed at Yorkhill Parade after World War II as 474 (City of Glasgow) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment. It amalgamated with other Glasgow AA units in 1955.[4]
In 1956 the Queen's Own Glasgow Yeomanry amalgamated with the Lanarkshire Yeomanry and the 1st/2nd Lothians and Border Horse to form the Queen's Own Lowland Yeomanry.[3] The regiment was reduced to a cadre sponsored by 154 Transport Regiment, Royal Corps of Transport in 1969.[5] The drill hall was used as a base by 154 Transport Regiment for fire service duties during fireman's strike of 1973.[6] It was subsequently largely demolished but some of stabling was converted for industrial use after the regiment was disbanded in 1975.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Glasgow, Yorkhill Parade, Drill Hall And Riding School". Canmore. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ^ "Lanarkshire (Queen's Own Royal Glasgow and Lower Ward of Lanarkshire) Yeomanry". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ^ a b Queen's Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry at regiments.org by T.F.Mills at the Wayback Machine (archived 9 June 2007)
- ^ Norman E.H. Litchfield, The Territorial Artillery 1908–1988 (Their Lineage, Uniforms and Badges), Nottingham: Sherwood Press, 1992, ISBN 0-9508205-2-0, p. 290.
- ^ a b "Lineage of Scottish Yeomanry". Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ Sutton, D.J. (1998). Wait for the Waggon: The Story of the Royal Corps of Transport and its Predecessors, 1794-1993. Leo Cooper. p. 305. ISBN 978-0850526257.