King Street Barracks

King Street Barracks
	Aberdeen, Scotland
	King Street Barracks
	King Street Barracks Location within Aberdeen
Coordinates	57.1572°N 2.0964°W
Type	Militia Barracks
Site history
Built	1863
Built for	War Office
In use	1863-Present

The King Street Barracks is a former military installation in Aberdeen, Scotland. It is a Category C listed building.[1]

History

The building, which was designed by William Ramage in the Scottish baronial style as a militia barracks, was completed in 1863.[1] It was first used by the Royal Aberdeenshire Highlanders in 1862.[2] It was enlarged in 1880 and the Royal Aberdeenshire Highlanders evolved to become the 3rd Battalion, the Gordon Highlanders in 1881.[2] After training moved to Fort George, the site was decommissioned by the army and acquired by Aberdeen Corporation Tramways in 1914.[2] Following the privatisation of Grampian Regional Transport in 1989[3] and the formation of FirstBus in 1995,[4] the site became the head office of FirstGroup.[5]

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References

"Public Transport Department, King Street". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
"Militia Barracks – 389 King Street" (PDF). Scotland's War. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
"Interview with Moir Lockhead". Railway People. 11 April 2006. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
"Badgerline links with GRT". The Independent. 5 April 1995. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
"First Group Headquarters Aberdeen". E-Architect. Retrieved 25 June 2020.

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[hes-1] "Public Transport Department, King Street". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 25 June 2020.

[sw-2] "Militia Barracks – 389 King Street" (PDF). Scotland's War. Retrieved 25 June 2020.

[3] "Interview with Moir Lockhead". Railway People. 11 April 2006. Retrieved 25 June 2020.

[4] "Badgerline links with GRT". The Independent. 5 April 1995. Retrieved 25 June 2020.

[5] "First Group Headquarters Aberdeen". E-Architect. Retrieved 25 June 2020.