Yeomanry House is a former military headquarters in Buckingham. It is a Grade II listed building.[1]
| Yeomanry House | |
|---|---|
| Buckingham | |
 Yeomanry House (on the right in dull pink render), adjoined by the Masonic Hall (on the left in red brick) | |
  Yeomanry House Buckinghamshire | |
| Coordinates | 51°59′46″N 0°59′29″W / 51.99607°N 0.99133°W |
| Type | Military headquarters |
| Site history | |
| Built | Early 19th century |
| In use | Early 19th century-Present |
History
editThe building, which has a dull pink render, was built in the early 19th century as the offices and home of the commanding officer of the Buckinghamshire Yeomanry.[1] The men of the regiment were accommodated at a depot and storehouse in West Street which was completed in 1802.[2] The regiment was mobilised in Buckingham in August 1914 before being deployed to Gallipoli and, ultimately, to the Western Front.[3]
After the First World War the regimental headquarters moved to Aylesbury[4] and, by the 1960s, the Hunter Street area became very dilapidated.[5] Yeomanry House was acquired by the University College at Buckingham in 1974[5] and, following extensive refurbishment work in the early 1980s,[6] now serves as the main reception building[7] and registered office of the University of Buckingham.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b "Yeomanry Hall and Attached Building Bordering Yard to South yeomanry House". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "Buckingham". Forebears. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "Buckinghamshire Yeomanry (Royal Bucks Hussars)". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ Buckinghamshire Yeomanry (Royal Bucks Hussars) at regiments.org by T.F.Mills at the Wayback Machine (archived 9 June 2007)
- ^ a b "The University in our midst" (PDF). Buckingham Town Matters. p. 6. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "History of the campus buildings". University of Buckingham. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "Hunter Street Campus" (PDF). University of Buckingham. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "University of Buckingham". Higher Education Funding Council for England. Retrieved 2 December 2017.