Gibraltar Barracks, Bury St Edmunds

Gibraltar Barracks is a military installation in Bury St Edmunds.

For the Combat Engineer School, see Gibraltar Barracks, Minley.
Gibraltar Barracks
Bury St Edmunds
Gibraltar Barracks
Gibraltar Barracks
Location within Suffolk
Coordinates52°14′53″N 00°41′54″E
TypeBarracks
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
Operator British Army
Site history
Built1878
Built forWar Office
In use1878-Present
Garrison information
OccupantsRoyal Anglian Regiment

History

The barracks were opened in 1878.[1] Their creation took place as part of the Cardwell Reforms which encouraged the localisation of British military forces.[2] The barracks became the depot for the two battalions of the 12th (East Suffolk) Regiment of Foot.[3] Following the Childers Reforms, the regiment evolved to become the Suffolk Regiment with its depot in the barracks in 1881.[3] The barracks went on to become the regional centre for infantry training as the East Anglian Brigade Depot in 1960[4] and remain the home of the Royal Anglian Regiment today.[5]

Suffolk Regiment Museum

The Suffolk Regiment Museum was established in the officers' mess in 1935 before moving to the keep in the late 1960s.[6] It includes uniforms, weapons, regimental trophies, badges, insignia, musical items and other memorabilia.[7]

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References
  1. "History of the Suffolk Regiment". Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  2. "Echoes of the past in these Army cuts". 8 July 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  3. "Training Depots". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 10 February 2006. Retrieved 16 October 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  4. "Infantry Brigade Depots (Location)". Hansard. 7 March 1958. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  5. "Regimental Headquarters". Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  6. "The Suffolk Regiment Museum". Friends of the Suffolk Regiment. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  7. "Suffolk Regiment Museum". Ogilby Trust. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
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