Mitcham Road Barracks | |
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Croydon | |
Coordinates | 51°22′40″N 0°06′36″W / 51.37781°N 0.11003°W |
Type | Drill hall |
Site history | |
Built | 1794 |
Built for | War Office |
In use | 1794-Present |
Mitcham Road Barracks is an Army Reserve centre in Croydon, London, with a history dating back to 1794.
The barracks were designed as a depot for recruits of the Grenadier Guards, the Coldstream Guards and the Scots Guards regiments and were completed, as part of the British response to the French Revolution, in 1794. [1] The barracks became the headquarters of the 2nd Surrey Rifle Volunteers in 1859. [2] The 2nd Surrey Rifle Volunteers evolved to become the 4th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) in 1908. [1] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to India. [3] After benefitting from a major modernisation of the barracks in the 1930s, the battalion became a searchlight regiment in 1938 and a light anti-aircraft regiment in 1942. [4]
The battalion was reconstituted as 598th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery in 1947 and evolved to become a battery within 565th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery in 1955, while still based at the Mitcham Road Barracks. [4] The unit reverted to its county infantry regiment status title as part of the 3rd Battalion, The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment in 1961. [4] The battalion was reduced to company size as D Company, 6th (Territorial) Battalion, The Queen's Regiment (Queen's Surreys), still based at the Mitcham Road Barracks, in 1967. [5] However the company was disbanded following a reorganisation in 1971. [5]
Meanwhile, C (Kent and County of London) Squadron, the Royal Yeomanry had also been formed at the Mitcham Road Barracks in 1967; [6] it evolved to become C (Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry) Company, the Royal Yeomanry in 1999. [6]
The barracks still remains an active Army Reserve Centre. [7] [8] It currently accommodates: [9]
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Mitcham Road Barracks | |
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Croydon | |
Coordinates | 51°22′40″N 0°06′36″W / 51.37781°N 0.11003°W |
Type | Drill hall |
Site history | |
Built | 1794 |
Built for | War Office |
In use | 1794-Present |
Mitcham Road Barracks is an Army Reserve centre in Croydon, London, with a history dating back to 1794.
The barracks were designed as a depot for recruits of the Grenadier Guards, the Coldstream Guards and the Scots Guards regiments and were completed, as part of the British response to the French Revolution, in 1794. [1] The barracks became the headquarters of the 2nd Surrey Rifle Volunteers in 1859. [2] The 2nd Surrey Rifle Volunteers evolved to become the 4th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) in 1908. [1] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to India. [3] After benefitting from a major modernisation of the barracks in the 1930s, the battalion became a searchlight regiment in 1938 and a light anti-aircraft regiment in 1942. [4]
The battalion was reconstituted as 598th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery in 1947 and evolved to become a battery within 565th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery in 1955, while still based at the Mitcham Road Barracks. [4] The unit reverted to its county infantry regiment status title as part of the 3rd Battalion, The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment in 1961. [4] The battalion was reduced to company size as D Company, 6th (Territorial) Battalion, The Queen's Regiment (Queen's Surreys), still based at the Mitcham Road Barracks, in 1967. [5] However the company was disbanded following a reorganisation in 1971. [5]
Meanwhile, C (Kent and County of London) Squadron, the Royal Yeomanry had also been formed at the Mitcham Road Barracks in 1967; [6] it evolved to become C (Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry) Company, the Royal Yeomanry in 1999. [6]
The barracks still remains an active Army Reserve Centre. [7] [8] It currently accommodates: [9]
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