Connaught Barracks | |
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Dover | |
Coordinates | 51°08′02″N 1°19′12″E / 51.13390°N 1.31988°E |
Type | Barracks |
Site information | |
Owner | Ministry of Defence |
Operator | British Army |
Site history | |
Built | 1913 |
Built for | War Office |
In use | 1913 – present |
Connaught Barracks, Dover was a military installation at Dover in Kent.
The barracks, which were built about half a mile south of Fort Burgoyne, were completed in July 1913. [1] During the First World War the barracks were used for the assembly of large quantities of men and supplies ready for shipment across the channel to the Western Front. [2]
A major project to rebuild the barracks, which took two years to complete and was undertaken by C Jenner & Sons Ltd, was finished in 1962. [3] The Queen's Lancashire Regiment was formed at the barracks in March 1970. [4]
The 3rd Battalion the Parachute Regiment arrived at the barracks in July 1995 [5] and was replaced by the 1st Battalion the Parachute Regiment in August 2000: [6] the 1st Battalion continued to occupy the site until the barracks closed in March 2006. [7] Plans to use the barracks as an open prison [8] were dropped in November 2006 [9] and the site is now being redeveloped for housing. [10]
Connaught Barracks | |
---|---|
Dover | |
Coordinates | 51°08′02″N 1°19′12″E / 51.13390°N 1.31988°E |
Type | Barracks |
Site information | |
Owner | Ministry of Defence |
Operator | British Army |
Site history | |
Built | 1913 |
Built for | War Office |
In use | 1913 – present |
Connaught Barracks, Dover was a military installation at Dover in Kent.
The barracks, which were built about half a mile south of Fort Burgoyne, were completed in July 1913. [1] During the First World War the barracks were used for the assembly of large quantities of men and supplies ready for shipment across the channel to the Western Front. [2]
A major project to rebuild the barracks, which took two years to complete and was undertaken by C Jenner & Sons Ltd, was finished in 1962. [3] The Queen's Lancashire Regiment was formed at the barracks in March 1970. [4]
The 3rd Battalion the Parachute Regiment arrived at the barracks in July 1995 [5] and was replaced by the 1st Battalion the Parachute Regiment in August 2000: [6] the 1st Battalion continued to occupy the site until the barracks closed in March 2006. [7] Plans to use the barracks as an open prison [8] were dropped in November 2006 [9] and the site is now being redeveloped for housing. [10]