Hilsea Barracks

Hilsea Barracks
Hilsea, Portsmouth

Former military store within Gatcombe Park
Hilsea Barracks
Location within Hampshire
Coordinates 50°49′42″N 1°04′01″W / 50.82838°N 1.06682°W / 50.82838; -1.06682Coordinates: 50°49′42″N 1°04′01″W / 50.82838°N 1.06682°W / 50.82838; -1.06682
Type Barracks
Site information
Owner Ministry of Defence
Operator  British Army
Site history
Built 1756
Built for War Office
In use 1756-1965

Hilsea Barracks was a military installation at Hilsea in Portsmouth.

History

The site was originally occupied by a fine house, built in 1756, and estate known as "Gatcombe Park".[1] The site was acquired by the War Office in 1854[2] and the house was redeployed as an officers' mess.[3] Barracks were built on the site and occupied by the Royal Field Artillery; a military chapel known as "St Barbara's Church" was added in 1888.[2] The Royal Field Artillery vacated the site in 1921 when it became the main training depot for the Royal Army Ordnance Corps.[4] During the Second World War the site was used by the United States Army.[3] The buildings, which underwent various re-buildings and changes of use, were demolished to make way for the "Gatcombe Park" housing development in 1965.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Mitchell, p. 30
  2. 1 2 "Hilsea Barracks". History in Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Home to the army too". The News. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  4. "The army barracks that became a housing estate". The News. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2016.

Sources

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