Former Military Drill Hall, West Princes Street, Glasgow.

Built in the 1890s and designed by George Bell, this drill hall was originally home to the 1st Lanarkshire Volunteer Rifles. They evolved into 5th Battalion, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) in 1908. In 1914, the battalion was mobilised from this hall and sent to the Western Front, from where many would never return.

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I hadn't realised until very recently quite how many former drill halls there are in Glasgow. A lot of them seem to have quite distinct architectural styles, possibly resulting from a tendency for the military to get volunteers to design them rather than pay outside architects.

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135 Berkeley Street in the west end of Glasgow.

This is an intriguing little building that I pass a lot while out running. It differs compeletly in architectural style from the tenements on either side, and I'd always assumed this was because it served as a Sikh Gurdwara. However, I found out today that it was originally built in the early 1900s as a military drill hall.

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