Preston Barracks
| Preston Barracks | |
|---|---|
| Brighton | |
 Former Officers' Mess, Preston Barracks, Lewes Road, Brighton | |
  Preston Barracks Location within East Sussex | |
| Coordinates | 50°50′32″N 0°07′17″W / 50.84220°N 0.12134°W |
| Type | Barracks |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Brighton and Hove City Council[1] |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1793 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1793–2000 |
| Fate | Demolished |
Preston Barracks was a military installation on Lewes Road, Brighton. All of the buildings on the site (except for the Crimean War Building) have been demolished, most recently in 2018, with mainly student residences and a retail park built on the site.
History
The barracks were built in the
Married quarters were added in the 1850s and a new officers' mess was built in around 1900.[2] The original regency barracks, at the southern end of the site, were largely demolished in 1990 and that part of the site is now occupied by the Pavilion Retail Park.[2]
The northern end of the site was used as a Territorial Army Centre until around 2000; it is now however largely derelict. However, the Crimean War Building survives and remains in Ministry of Defence ownership for use as an Army Cadet Force Centre.[3] The officers' mess is also still standing but is empty.[4]
The northern end of the site was acquired by Brighton and Hove City Council in 2002: there are plans to develop this part of the site for the University of Brighton’s Business School.[5] The university's vice chancellor, Debra Humphris, advocated for a £300m transformation of the barracks into student residences and the university's business school.[6][7]
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The Preston Barracks regeneration project, nicknamed 'The Big Build', will create 369 homes, 1,338 student bedrooms, a medical centre and pharmacy, an academic building for the
References
- ^ "Preston Barracks Regeneration Scheme". Brighton and Hove City Council.
- ^ a b c d e f "Preston Barracks, Lewes Road". My Brighton & Hove. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ "Planning Brief: Lewes Road (Preston Barracks and University of Brighton)" (PDF). Brighton and Hove City Council. p. 11. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ "Supplementary Planning Guidance: Preston Barracks" (PDF). Brighton and Hove City Council. p. 3. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ "Preston Barracks £150m regeneration scheme unveiled". BBC. 22 April 2016.
- ^ Vowles, Neil (22 April 2016). "First images of £150 million redevelopment of former army barracks revealed". The Argus. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ Walton, Josh (28 September 2017). "£300m plan for Preston Barracks site in Lewes Road, Brighton, approved". The Argus. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Preston Barracks Construction". www.prestonbarracksconstruction.com. Retrieved 1 April 2022.