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