The King Street Barracks is a former military installation in
Aberdeen
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, Scotland. It is a Category C
listed building
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.
History
The building, which was designed by William Ramage in the
Scottish baronial style
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as a militia barracks, was completed in 1863. It was first used by the Royal Aberdeenshire Highlanders in 1862. It was enlarged in 1880 and the Royal Aberdeenshire Highlanders evolved to become the 3rd Battalion, the
Gordon Highlanders
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in 1881. After training moved to Fort George, the site was decommissioned by the army and acquired by
Aberdeen Corporation Tramways
Aberdeen Corporation Tramways formerly served the City of Aberdeen, Scotland.
The system
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in 1914. Following the privatisation of
Grampian Regional Transport
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in 1989 and the formation of FirstBus in 1995, the site became the head office of