Wellington Barracks
Wellington Barracks | |
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London | |
Coordinates | 51°29′59″N 0°8′16″W / 51.49972°N 0.13778°W |
Type | Barracks |
Site information | |
Owner | Ministry of Defence |
Operator | British Army |
Site history | |
Built | 1833 |
Built for | War Office |
In use | 1833-Present |
Garrison information | |
Occupants | Grenadier Guards Coldstream Guards Scots Guards |
Designations | Grade II listed building |
Wellington Barracks is a military barracks in
History
Wellington Barracks were designed by Sir Francis Smith and
The building is Grade II listed, along with the gates and railings.[5][6][7][8]
Amenities
Wellington Barracks has many amenities open to those working and living within the barracks. There is a bar for the junior ranks, which has many games available including horse racing and snooker tables. The Cost Cutter shop and a self-serve restaurant, a masseur and mess are located here. There is a single serving personnel room with Internet access available, as well as an interactive learning facility open to all serving soldiers and their dependants. Elsewhere there is an officers' mess, sergeants' mess, and a gymnasium with squash courts. The Guards Museum houses a collection of uniforms, colours and artefacts spanning over three hundred years of history of the Foot Guards.[2] The Flanders Fields Memorial Garden is situated in the barracks, adjacent to the Guards' Chapel.[9]
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- ^ "Armed Forces". Hansard. 26 January 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ^ "Wellington Barracks Main Centre Block With East and West Wings (1218567)". English Heritage. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Wellington Barracks East Guardhouse (1066439)". English Heritage. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Wellington Barracks West Guardhouse (1066440)". English Heritage. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Wellington Barracks Railings and East and West Gates to Birdcage Walk (1218583)". English Heritage. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
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