| Hilsea Barracks | |
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| Hilsea, Portsmouth | |
 Former military store within Gatcombe Park | |
 <div style="position: absolute; top: Expression error: Missing operand for *.%; left: 151.1%; height: 0; width: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> Hilsea Barracks Location within Hampshire
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| Coordinates | 50°49′42″N 1°04′01″W / 50.82838°N 1.06682°WCoordinates: 50°49′42″N 1°04′01″W / 50.82838°N 1.06682°W |
| Type | Barracks |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Operator |
 British Army |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1780 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1780-1965 |
Hilsea Barracks was a military installation at Hilsea in Portsmouth.
History[]
The site was originally occupied by Gatcombe Manor, a medieval house which was acquired through marriage by Admiral Sir Roger Curtis in the 18th century.[1] The War Office requisitioned the site from Curtis for military purposes in the 1770s.[1] The garrison commander's house, which was rebuilt in 1780, evolved to become the officers' mess and survives as a Grade II listed building.[2] The barracks, built to accommodate several thousand troops, were completed in 1794[1] and subsequently enhanced in 1854 for occupation by the Royal Field Artillery: a military chapel known as "St Barbara's Garrison Church" was added in 1888.[3] 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.[5] The buildings, which underwent various improvements and changes of use, were closed in 1962; they were demolished to make way for the "Gatcombe Park" housing development in 1965.[6]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Page, William (1908). "Parishes: Wymering, in A History of the County of Hampshire". London. pp. 165–170. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/hants/vol3/pp165-170. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ↑ "Gatcombe House". British Listed Buildings. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-474448-gatcombe-house-. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ↑ "Hilsea Barracks". History in Portsmouth. http://historyinportsmouth.co.uk/places/hilsea-barracks.htm. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ↑ "The army barracks that became a housing estate". The News. 15 October 2012. http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/heritage/the-army-barracks-that-became-a-housing-estate-1-4367455. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ↑ "Home to the army too". The News. 17 March 2013. http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/heritage/home-to-the-army-too-1-4907391. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ↑ Mitchell, p. 30
Sources[]
- Mitchell, Garry (1988). Hilsea Lines and Portsbridge. ISBN 0-947605-06-1.
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