| Bank Street drill hall | |
|---|---|
| Brechin, Scotland | |
 Bank Street drill hall, Brechin | |
  Bank Street drill hall Location within Angus | |
| Coordinates | 56°43′57″N2°39′23″W / 56.73261°N 2.65632°W |
| Type | Drill hall |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1879 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1879 – 1967 |
The Bank Street drill hall is a former military installation in Brechin, Scotland.
The building was designed as the headquarters of the 7th Forfarshire Rifle Volunteers and was opened in November 1879. [1] The 7th Forfarshire Rifle Volunteers evolved to become the 2nd Forfarshire (Forfar and Angus) Rifle Volunteers in 1880 and the 2nd Volunteer Battalion Royal Highlanders, the Black Watch in 1887. [2] The offices at the front of the building were designed by Thomas Martin Cappon and completed in 1897. [3]
The 2nd Volunteer Battalion Royal Highlanders, the Black Watch evolved to become the 5th (Angus and Dundee) Battalion, the Black Watch in 1908. [4] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front. [5] It then amalgamated with the 4th (City of Dundee) Battalion, the Black Watch to form the 4th/5th (Angus and Dundee) Battalion, the Black Watch with its headquarters at the Parker Square drill hall in Dundee in March 1916. [6]
The 4th Battalion and 5th Battalion operated separately from 1919 and 1922, when they amalgamated again, and between 1939 and 1947, when they amalgamated yet again, with one company, D Company, remaining at the Bank Street drill hall until the battalion was disbanded in 1967. [7] The drill hall was subsequently decommissioned and is now used by a curtain-making business, Angus Classic Interiors. [8]
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