Brock Barracks
Brock Barracks | |
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Reading, England | |
Coordinates | 51°27′29″N 01°00′12″W / 51.45806°N 1.00333°W |
Type | Headquarters building |
Site information | |
Owner | Ministry of Defence |
Operator | British Army |
Site history | |
Built | 1881 |
In use | 1881–present |
Garrison information | |
Garrison | 7th Battalion The Rifles |
Brock Barracks is a British Army barracks in the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. Located on Oxford Road in the district of West Reading. The majority of the buildings and structures within Brock Barracks are Grade II listed.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
History
The barracks, which were named after Major-General Sir Isaac Brock,[8] were built in the Fortress Gothic Revival Style and completed in 1881.[9] Their creation took place as part of the Cardwell Reforms which encouraged the localisation of British military forces.[10] The barracks became the depot for the 49th (Hertfordshire) Regiment of Foot and the 66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot.[11] Following the Childers Reforms, the 49th and 66th regiments amalgamated to form the Royal Berkshire Regiment with its depot in the barracks later that year.[11]
During the
The barracks continued in use as a
The Keep
On 12 May 1980 the Secretary of State for Defence sold the Keep, the Gatehouse and the original Gateway to Brock Barracks to Reading Borough Council. Since then Brock Keep has provided artists studios and exhibition space, and is currently occupied by OpenHand OpenSpace.[17]
References
- ^ Historic England, "Former Married Quarters, Brock Barracks (1375594)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 4 February 2018
- ^ Historic England, "Former Sergeants Quarters, Brock Barracks (1375595)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 4 February 2018
- ^ Historic England, "Officers Quarters and Mess, Brock Barracks (1375596)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 4 February 2018
- ^ Historic England, "Former Hospital, Brock Barracks (1375593)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 4 February 2018
- ^ Historic England, "Tofrek Barrack, Brock Barracks (1375597)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 4 February 2018
- ^ Historic England, "Anson Barrack, Brock Barracks (1375592)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 4 February 2018
- ^ Historic England, "Keep and Attached Walls and Gateway, Brock Barracks (1156392)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 4 February 2018
- ^ "Brock Barracks". Notes and Queries. 170: 1011. 1936.
- ISBN 978-0-905392-07-3.
- ^ "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.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Revealing Reading'sWartime History: Part 3". Reading Museum. p. 17. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ "Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ "Museum history". The Wardrobe. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Royal Berkshire Regiment". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ "Brock Barracks Reading". 2nd Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ^ "OpenHand OpenSpace". Retrieved 14 November 2019.
External links
Media related to Brock Barracks at Wikimedia Commons