King Street Barracks | |
Type: | Militia Barracks |
Map Type: | Scotland Aberdeen |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Aberdeen |
Location: | Aberdeen, Scotland |
Built: | 1863 |
Used: | 1863-Present |
Built For: | War Office |
The King Street Barracks is a former military installation in Aberdeen, Scotland. It is a Category C listed building.
The building, which was designed by William Ramage in the Scottish baronial style as a militia barracks, was completed in 1863. It was first used by the Royal Aberdeenshire Highlanders in 1862.[1] It was enlarged in 1880 and the Royal Aberdeenshire Highlanders evolved to become the 3rd Battalion, the Gordon Highlanders in 1881.[1] After training moved to Fort George, the site was decommissioned by the army and acquired by Aberdeen Corporation Tramways in 1914.[1] Following the privatisation of Grampian Regional Transport in 1989[2] and the formation of FirstBus in 1995,[3] the site became the head office of FirstGroup.[4]