Caernarfon Barracks

Caernarfon Barracks is a former military installation in Caernarfon, Wales.

Caernarfon Barracks
Caernarfon
Caernarfon Barracks
Caernarfon Barracks
Location in Gwynedd
Coordinates53.13939°N 4.26708°W / 53.13939; -4.26708
TypeDrill hall
Site history
Built1855
Built forWar Office
In use1855 – Present

History

The building was commissioned by John Lloyd, County Surveyor of Caernarfonshire, as a military headquarters and was completed in 1855.[1] It became the headquarters of units of the Carnarvon Rifle Volunteer Corps when that unit was raised in March 1860 and went on to become the headquarters of the 3rd Volunteer Battalion, The Royal Welch Fusiliers when that unit was formed in 1897.[2] The battalion evolved to become the 6th Battalion, The Royal Welch Fusiliers in 1908.[2] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to Gallipoli and ultimately to the Western Front.[3]

After the Second World War the battalion converted to become the 635th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (Royal Welch) and evolved to become the 446th (Royal Welch) Airborne Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, while still based at the barracks, in 1955.[2] It reverted to infantry stratus and amalgamated with the 7th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers to form the 6th/7th Battalion, The Royal Welch Fusiliers in 1956.[4] However, the presence at the barracks was reduced to a single company, D Company of the 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion, The Royal Welch Fusiliers in 1971[5] and further reduced to a rifle platoon of D Company, The Royal Welsh Regiment in 1991 and evolved to be a rifle platoon of D Company, The 3rd Battalion, The Royal Welsh in 2006.[6] Although the Ministry of Defence had previously indicated its intention to close the barracks,[7] a reprieve was announced in March 2017.[8]

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References
  1. "Caernarfon Barracks". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  2. "Caernarvonshire and Anglesey Volunteers". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 11 February 2006. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  3. "Royal Welch Fusiliers". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  4. "6th/7th Battalion, The Royal Welch Fusiliers". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 22 February 2006. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  5. "3rd (V) Battalion, The Royal Welch Fusiliers". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 10 March 2006. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  6. "Welsh Volunteers, and The Royal Welsh Regiment and 3rd Battalion, The Royal Welsh". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 10 March 2006. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  7. "Fight to save TA bases after 'kick in the teeth' closure move". Daily Post. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  8. "Campaigners delighted as future of Caernarfon Barracks is secured". North wales Chronicle. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
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