For the Combat Engineer School, Gibraltar Barracks, see Minley Manor.
| Gibraltar Barracks | |
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| Bury St Edmunds | |
 Gibraltar Barracks | |
 <div style="position: absolute; top: Expression error: Missing operand for *.%; left: -18.8%; height: 0; width: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> Gibraltar Barracks Location within Suffolk
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| Coordinates | 52°14′53″N 00°41′54″E / 52.24806°N 0.69833°ECoordinates: 52°14′53″N 00°41′54″E / 52.24806°N 0.69833°E |
| Type | Barracks |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Operator |
 British Army |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1878 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1878-Present |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | Royal Anglian Regiment |
Gibraltar Barracks is a military installation in Bury St Edmunds.
History[]
The barracks were opened as the depot of the Suffolk Regiment in 1878.[1] Their creation took place as part of the Cardwell Reforms which encouraged the localisation of British military forces.[2] The Suffolk Regiment Museum was established there in 1935.[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]
Museum[]
The Suffolk Regiment Museum includes uniforms, weapons, regimental trophies, badges, insignia, musical items and other memorabilia.[6]
References[]
- ↑ "History of the Suffolk Regiment". http://www.s234171324.websitehome.co.uk/saunders/the_suffolks.htm. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ↑ "Echoes of the past in these Army cuts". 8 July 2012. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/9383385/Echoes-of-the-past-in-these-Army-cuts.html. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ↑ "The Suffolk Regiment Museum". http://www.suffolkregiment.org/Museum.html. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ↑ "Infantry Brigade Depots (Location)". Hansard. 7 March 1958. http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/written_answers/1958/mar/07/infantry-brigade-depots-location. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ↑ "Regimental Headquarters". https://www.army.mod.uk/infantry/regiments/24656.aspx. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ↑ "Suffolk Regiment Museum". Ogilby Trust. http://www.armymuseums.org.uk/museums/0000000141-Suffolk-Regiment-Museum.htm. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
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