| Titchfield Street drill hall | |
|---|---|
| Kilmarnock, Scotland | |
 Titchfield Street drill hall (now a restaurant) | |
  Titchfield Street drill hall Location within East Ayrshire | |
| Coordinates | 55°36′23″N4°29′51″W / 55.60644°N 4.49749°W Coordinates: 55°36′23″N4°29′51″W / 55.60644°N 4.49749°W |
| Type | Drill hall |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1914 |
| Built for | War Office |
| Architect | Gabriel Andrew & Son |
| In use | 1914 – 1967 |
The Titchfield Street drill hall is a former military installation in Kilmarnock.
The building was designed by Gabriel Andrew & Son as the headquarters of the 4th Battalion, The Royal Scots Fusiliers and completed in 1914. [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 battalion amalgamated with the 5th Battalion to form the 4th/5th Battalion at the drill hall in Ayr in 1921 although a company remained at the Titchfield Street drill hall until the 4th/5th Battalion was disbanded in 1967. [3] The building was also the home of C Squadron of the Ayrshire (Earl of Carrick's Own) Yeomanry until the squadron was disbanded in 1967. [4]
The building was taken over the Kilmarnock and District Model Railway Club in 1971 [5] and has since been converted for retail use, most recently as a restaurant. [6]
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