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Victoria Barracks is a British Army barracks located 0.25 miles (0.40 km) south of Windsor Castle. History. The original barracks were built in 1853 [1] and were ...
The plans for the officers' quarters (dated 1885) suggest that it was intended to transfer the name Clarence Barracks to the new buildings, but in the event the name Victoria Barracks was used. [1] (Clarence became the designation of a new Artillery barracks, begun in 1890; these were built alongside Victoria Barracks to the west, in place of ...
Victoria Barracks, Windsor; Collins Barracks, Cork, Ireland (formerly known as Victoria Barracks) This page was last edited on 13 April 2024, at 15:30 (UTC). ...
As part of the government's Better Defence Estate strategy, announced in November 2016, the Army plans to, over a period of 25 years, close down and dispose of numerous bases in the UK. This more efficient approach "co-locates people and capabilities in sustainable locations around centres of mass," and also releases land for up to 55,000 new ...
The barracks originally comprised a keep, adjoining stables and a parade ground completed in 1859. [1] In 1873 a system of recruiting areas based on counties was instituted under the Cardwell Reforms and the barracks became the depot for the 32nd (Cornwall) Regiment of Foot and the 46th (South Devonshire) Regiment of Foot. [2]
His headquarters was established at Victoria Barracks, Belfast; [3] he served until 1925. [4] During the Second World War the role of the District was enhanced from internal security to that of combatting any threat of invasion from the Republic of Ireland. [3] In June 1940, VI Corps was formed to control the British forces based in Northern ...
Jellalabad Barracks, Taunton (Prince Albert's (Somersetshire Light Infantry)) Imphal Barracks, York (Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)) Victoria Barracks, Beverley (East Yorkshire Regiment) Kempston Barracks (Bedfordshire Regiment) Glen Parva Barracks (Leicestershire Regiment) Victoria Barracks, Clonmel (The Royal Irish Regiment)
Victoria Barracks in the 1940s Many recruits enlisted at the barracks at the start of the First World War [ 4 ] and the barracks were significantly extended during the Second World War . [ 1 ] The Regiment amalgamated with the West Yorkshire Regiment to form the Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire in 1958.