Broomgate drill hall

Broomgate drill hall
Lanark
40 Broomgate (on the left) and 38 Broomgate (on the right)
Site information
Type	Drill hall
Location
Broomgate drill hall Location within Lanarkshire
Coordinates	55°40′21″N3°46′56″W / 55.67262°N 3.78215°W / 55.67262; -3.78215
Site history
Built	17th century
Built for	War Office
In use	17th century – Present

The Broomgate drill hall is a former military installation in Lanark, Scotland.

History

The property comprises two houses, one built in the 17th century and the other built in the 18th century which were combined to form a workhouse in the 19th century. ^[1] During the first half of the 20th century the property served as the headquarters of the Lanarkshire Yeomanry. ^{[2] [3] [a]} The property was subsequently converted back to residential use. ^[1]

Notes

1. It is unclear when the regiment actually arrived at Broomgate and it may have been after the First World War. ^[1]

References

1. "Lanark, 38-40 Broomgate". Canmore. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
2. Barclay, Gordon J (1 September 2013). "The Built Heritage of the First World War in Scotland" (PDF). Historic Scotland & RCAHMS. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
3. Osborne, Mike (2006). Always ready: Drill Halls of Britain's Volunteer Force. Partizan. p. 266. ISBN   978-1858185095.