Moray HER - NJ46NW0047 - 5 WEST CHURCH STREET, BUCKIE

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Primary ReferenceNJ46NW0047
Name5 WEST CHURCH STREET, BUCKIE
NRHE Card No.NJ46NW42
NRHE Numlink 193444
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Complete 2
Details Former drill hall depicted on OS 2nd edition map. It was built for the 5th Banffshire Volunteers, and opened 1878. It is two-storey with a five bay front, the middle three a gable. A hall, indoor firing range and garages lie behind. When opened it had a shop either side of the entrance. The hall was 60ft by 30ft with a stage at the far end, the walls decorated with stencils. In 1914 the hall was the base for 'D' Company, 6th battalion Gordon Highlanders.
Last Update07/02/2014
Updated Bycpalmer
CompilerCP
Date of Compilation07/02/2014

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Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
FIRING-RANGES  C100
DRILL-HALLS  A100
DRILL-HALLSWORLD WAR I B100