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PRN | 112 | ||||
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Site or location name | Stranraer Drill Hall | ||||
Summary | Baptist Church | ||||
Description | 'The Stranraer drill hall was built between the 2nd and 3rd epoch 1:2500 maps (between 1893 and 1907). It comprises a large hall with its gable, with five lancet-headed windows, to Bellevilla Road. The hall has six bays along its south elevation to Thistle Street, five with round-headed windows. A house or block of offices is attached to the north and set back slightly from the street. Osborne reports a gun store to rear. In 1914 the hall was the base for 'D' Company, 5th battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. The building is now in use as a Baptist Church, and has been re-roofed. Information from HS/RCAHMS World War One Audit Project (GJB) 20 September 2013.' | ||||
Monument Type | DRILL HALL;DRILL HALL | ||||
Desgination | None | ||||
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Location |
Country | SCOTLAND | ||||
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County | Stranraer | ||||
Site Location | West side of Bellevilla Road at Junction with Thistle Street | ||||
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Map Reference | NGR: NX06306082 (206300, 560820) | ||||
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Condition (Date) | Good (06-06-2015) | ||||
Source | |||||
Osborne, Mike (2006) Always Ready: The Drill Halls of Britain's Volunteer Forces. Partizan Press. Leigh-on-Sea. | |||||
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Recorded By (Date) | John M - Geograph (11-06-2011) | ||||
Copiled On | 06-06-2015 | ||||
Last Updated | 06-06-2015 |
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Baptist Church, formerly Stranraer Drill Hall (Bellevilla Road/Thistle Street, Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway). Front elevation, Bellevilla Road. (File name: 112_182.jpg) |
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