Gibraltar Barracks is a former British Army installation located on Out Risbygate, Bury St Edmunds. It is now home to the Suffolk Regiment Museum.
| Gibraltar Barracks | |
|---|---|
| Bury St Edmunds | |
 Gibraltar Barracks | |
  Gibraltar Barracks Location within Suffolk | |
| Coordinates | 52°14′53″N 00°41′54″E / 52.24806°N 0.69833°E |
| Type | Barracks |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Operator |  British Army |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1878 |
| Built for | War Office |
| Architect | Major HC Seddon RE[1] |
| In use | 1878-2010s |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | Royal Anglian Regiment |
History
editThe barracks were opened in 1878.[2] Their creation took place as part of the Cardwell Reforms which encouraged the localisation of British military forces.[3] The barracks became the depot for the two battalions of the 12th (East Suffolk) Regiment of Foot.[4] Following the Childers Reforms, the regiment evolved to become the Suffolk Regiment with its depot in the barracks in 1881.[4] The barracks went on to become the regional centre for infantry training as the East Anglian Brigade Depot in 1960[5] and remained the regimental headquarters of the Royal Anglian Regiment,[6] until it moved to Blenheim Camp on Newmarket Road in Bury St Edmunds in the 2010s.[7]
Suffolk Regiment Museum
editThe Suffolk Regiment Museum was established in the officers' mess in 1935 before moving to the keep in the late 1960s.[8] It includes uniforms, weapons, regimental trophies, badges, insignia, musical items and other memorabilia.[9]
References
edit- ^ Historic England. "Gibraltar Barracks (1244805)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ "History of the Suffolk Regiment". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ^ "Echoes of the past in these Army cuts". 8 July 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Training Depots". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 10 February 2006. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Infantry Brigade Depots (Location)". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 7 March 1958. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ^ "Regimental Headquarters". Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ^ "Contact – Royal Anglian Regiment". Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ "The Suffolk Regiment Museum". Friends of the Suffolk Regiment. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ "Suffolk Regiment Museum". Ogilby Trust. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.