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The barracks were built as temporary accommodation in 1850 to accommodate the Queen's Guard around the time that Queen Victoria and Prince Albert acquired Balmoral Castle. [1] A row of Tudor style cottages were converted into permanent barracks in 1869 and some flat-roofed oriental-looking buildings were erected on the site in 1904.
Queen's Road, Abergeldie Road And School Lane, Victoria Barracks Including Boundary Wall 57°02′55″N 3°02′49″W / 57.048536°N 3.047005°W / 57.048536; -3.047005 ( Queen's Road, Abergeldie Road And School Lane, Victoria Barracks Including Boundary
Pages in category "Barracks in Scotland" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. ... Victoria Barracks, Ballater; W. Walcheren Barracks;
Ballater (/ ˈ b æ l ə t ər /, Scottish Gaelic: Bealadair) is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on the River Dee, immediately east of the Cairngorm Mountains. Situated at an elevation of 213 metres (699 feet), Ballater is a centre for hikers and known for its spring water , once said to cure scrofula .
Victoria Barracks: Windsor: England: Berkshire: 1853 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards [271] Victoria Barracks, Ballater: Ballater: Scotland Aberdeenshire 1850 Houses the Royal Regiment of Scotland's Royal Guard while the Monarch is residing at Balmoral Castle [272] Walcheren Barracks: Maryhill: Scotland Glasgow 1935
The oldest part of the complex, the Albert Memorial Hall, was commissioned by a local brewer, Alexander Gordon, to commemorate the life of Albert, Prince Consort.The site he selected was immediately opposite Ballater railway station where Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort had frequently alighted from the Royal train on their frequent visits to Balmoral Castle.
Collins Barracks, Cork, Ireland (formerly known as Victoria Barracks) Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name.
Victoria Barracks, Ballater; W. West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine (Scottish Parliament constituency) This page was last edited on 7 September 2019, at 13:03 (UTC). ...