Difference between revisions of "Old Drill Hall"
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| '''Postcode''' || KY15 7AT | | '''Postcode''' || KY15 7AT | ||
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| − | | '''Other names''' || Drill Hall | + | | rowspan="4" |'''Other names''' || Drill Hall |
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| + | |Industrial Chapel | ||
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| '''Date''' || 1830 | | '''Date''' || 1830 | ||
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| + | | '''See map''' || [[Map D]] (44) | ||
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| '''OS grid ref''' || NO 2545 0726 | | '''OS grid ref''' || NO 2545 0726 | ||
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| − | | '''Address/Site Name''' | + | | '''what3words'''|| [https://what3words.com/widget.situation.page ///widget.situation.page] |
| − | Falkland, South Street, Drill Hall | + | |- |
| + | !colspan="2" |Canmore listing details<ref>https://canmore.org.uk/site/215123/falkland-south-street-drill-hall Canmore record 215123]</ref> | ||
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| + | | '''Address/Site Name'''||Falkland, South Street, Drill Hall | ||
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Chapel (19th Century), Drill Hall (19th Century)-(20th Century), Drill Hall (First World War), House (20th Century)(Possible) | Chapel (19th Century), Drill Hall (19th Century)-(20th Century), Drill Hall (First World War), House (20th Century)(Possible) | ||
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| − | |'''World War One Audit of Surviving Remains''' | + | |colspan="2"| '''World War One Audit of Surviving Remains''' |
A drill hall is marked on the 2nd and 3rd epoch OS 1:2500 maps of the town, the latter surveyed in 1912-13. The building was previous annotated as an 'Independent Chapel' on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map. The hall is not included in Osborne's (2006) drill hall survey and it is not known which unit used it. Now converted into two semi-detached houses. Information from HS/RCAHMS World War One Audit Project (GJB) 23 October 2013. | A drill hall is marked on the 2nd and 3rd epoch OS 1:2500 maps of the town, the latter surveyed in 1912-13. The building was previous annotated as an 'Independent Chapel' on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map. The hall is not included in Osborne's (2006) drill hall survey and it is not known which unit used it. Now converted into two semi-detached houses. Information from HS/RCAHMS World War One Audit Project (GJB) 23 October 2013. | ||
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| + | The '''Old Drill Hall''' is a former chapel, then drill hall, in [[South Street]], Falkland, now converted into two private houses. | ||
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==Previous uses== | ==Previous uses== | ||
Chapel, drill hall. | Chapel, drill hall. | ||
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"... the old Burgher Chapel, a rubble box with round-arched windows, dated 1830."<ref>[[Gifford, Fife|Gifford, ''Fife'']], page 221.</ref> | "... the old Burgher Chapel, a rubble box with round-arched windows, dated 1830."<ref>[[Gifford, Fife|Gifford, ''Fife'']], page 221.</ref> | ||
"Drill Hall. Originally a Burgher chapel (a Presbyterian denomination originating in the 18th century). Now two private houses. Treasurer; Andrew Lister."<ref>[[Playfair and Burgess]], page 451. The book contains many references to the Drill Hall being used for dances, public meetings, and a lecture series.</ref> | "Drill Hall. Originally a Burgher chapel (a Presbyterian denomination originating in the 18th century). Now two private houses. Treasurer; Andrew Lister."<ref>[[Playfair and Burgess]], page 451. The book contains many references to the Drill Hall being used for dances, public meetings, and a lecture series.</ref> | ||
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| + | "We understand that Captain Cusin has purchased the Independent Chapel with the view of converting it into a drill hall for the volunteers. The building will have to undergo a thorough repair, and some additions will be made for it."<ref>''Fife News'', 25 December 1876"</ref> | ||
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| + | "Sometime ago it was stated that the building formally known as the Industrial Chapel had been purchased by the Volunteer Company for a drill hall. Workmen are now busy renovating the old building, and otherwise making it suitable for the purpose for which it was intended. It is proposed also to have a sort of reading room in connection with the hall for the use of members."<ref>''Dundee Courier'', 24 February 1877,</ref> | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Latest revision as of 16:55, 8 April 2024
| Building summary | |
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| Name | 1 and 2, The Old Drill Hall |
| Address | South Street, Falkland |
| Postcode | KY15 7AT |
| Other names | Drill Hall |
| Burgher Chapel | |
| Independent Chapel | |
| Industrial Chapel | |
| Date | 1830 |
| See map | Map D (44) |
| OS grid ref | NO 2545 0726 |
| Latitude & longitude | |
| what3words | ///widget.situation.page |
| Canmore listing details[1] | |
| Address/Site Name | Falkland, South Street, Drill Hall |
| Classification
Chapel (19th Century), Drill Hall (19th Century)-(20th Century), Drill Hall (First World War), House (20th Century)(Possible) | |
| World War One Audit of Surviving Remains
A drill hall is marked on the 2nd and 3rd epoch OS 1:2500 maps of the town, the latter surveyed in 1912-13. The building was previous annotated as an 'Independent Chapel' on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map. The hall is not included in Osborne's (2006) drill hall survey and it is not known which unit used it. Now converted into two semi-detached houses. Information from HS/RCAHMS World War One Audit Project (GJB) 23 October 2013. | |
The Old Drill Hall is a former chapel, then drill hall, in South Street, Falkland, now converted into two private houses.
Previous uses
Chapel, drill hall.
Further references
"... the old Burgher Chapel, a rubble box with round-arched windows, dated 1830."[2] "Drill Hall. Originally a Burgher chapel (a Presbyterian denomination originating in the 18th century). Now two private houses. Treasurer; Andrew Lister."[3]
"We understand that Captain Cusin has purchased the Independent Chapel with the view of converting it into a drill hall for the volunteers. The building will have to undergo a thorough repair, and some additions will be made for it."[4]
"Sometime ago it was stated that the building formally known as the Industrial Chapel had been purchased by the Volunteer Company for a drill hall. Workmen are now busy renovating the old building, and otherwise making it suitable for the purpose for which it was intended. It is proposed also to have a sort of reading room in connection with the hall for the use of members."[5]
Notes
- ↑ https://canmore.org.uk/site/215123/falkland-south-street-drill-hall Canmore record 215123]
- ↑ Gifford, Fife, page 221.
- ↑ Playfair and Burgess, page 451. The book contains many references to the Drill Hall being used for dances, public meetings, and a lecture series.
- ↑ Fife News, 25 December 1876"
- ↑ Dundee Courier, 24 February 1877,