Inkerman Barracks was a military establishment on Raglan Terrace, Knaphill, Surrey, England.
| Inkerman Barracks | |
|---|---|
| Knaphill, Surrey | |
.jpg) Military accommodation on Raglan Road, all that remains of Inkerman Barracks | |
  Inkerman Barracks Location within Surrey | |
| Coordinates | 51°18′56″N 0°36′18″W / 51.3156°N 0.6050°W |
| Type | Barracks |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1869 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1892–1970 |
History
editThe facilities on the 65-acre site were originally constructed in 1869 as a prison for disabled convicts known as the Woking Convict Invalid Prison.[1][2] The prison had 613 inmates, both male and female, by 1870.[1] The buildings were converted into barracks capable of accommodating two infantry battalions in 1892 and initially became the home of the 2nd Battalion, the Royal West Surrey Regiment.[1][3] The barracks were named after the Battle of Inkerman, a conflict during the Crimean War.[1]
The Royal Military Police, who had previously been based at a hutted camp at Mytchett, made it their depot in 1947.[1] It remained the location for all military police training until a new depot was established at Roussillon Barracks in Chichester in 1964.[4][5] After the barracks closed in 1970,[6] the site was sold to the local council and developed for residential use.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "A Brief History Of Inkerman Barracks, Knaphill" (PDF). Regimental Headquarters, Royal Military Police. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "Inkerman Barracks". Aldershot Military Museum. Archived from the original on 23 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ Wakeford, Iain (2016). "Inkerman Barracks and the Woking Detention Prison" (PDF). Woking History. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "Changing Times: The Royal Military Police in the city barracks". Chichester Post. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "Roussillon Barracks". Royal Sussex. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ^ "Inkerman Barracks, Woking". Hansard. 18 December 1968. Retrieved 7 December 2019.