Vauxhall Barracks

Vauxhall Barracks
Didcot
Vauxhall Barracks
Location within Oxfordshire
Coordinates 51°36′28″N 01°14′41″W / 51.60778°N 1.24472°W / 51.60778; -1.24472Coordinates: 51°36′28″N 01°14′41″W / 51.60778°N 1.24472°W / 51.60778; -1.24472
Type Barracks
Site information
Owner Ministry of Defence
Operator  British Army
Site history
Built 1910s
Built for War Office
In use 1910s-Present
Garrison information
Occupants 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment RLC

Vauxhall Barracks is a military installation in Didcot in Oxfordshire.

History

The barracks were established during the First World War for explosives from Woolwich Arsenal.[1] By the end of the War 1,900 troops were based there.[1] Then during the Second World War elements of the Royal Berkshire Regiment were based at the barracks.[2] The ordnance depot closed in 1961 when operations were moved to Bicester.[3] Since 1982 the site, now known as Vauxhall Barracks, has been the home of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment RLC.[4] In November 2016 the Ministry of Defence announced that the site would close in 2028.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Didcot: the essential guide". p. 14. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "8th Bn, Royal Berkshire Regiment - A black and white photo of the Advance Party leaving the TA Centre on 30/9/1939 to move to Vauxhall Barracks, Didcot". Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Bicester Military Railway". Bicester Local History Society. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Bomb heroes' charity given honour". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "A Better Defence Estate" (PDF). Ministry of Defence. November 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
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