watch 01:40
The Sandman Will Keep You Awake - The Loop
Do you like this video?
Play Sound
| Windsor, Berkshire | |
|
Band of The Scots Guards leaves Victoria Barracks - geograph.org.uk - 1512212.jpg Band of The Scots Guards leaves Victoria Barracks | |
| Type | Barracks |
| Coordinates |
Latitude: Longitude: |
| Current owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Occupants | 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards |
Victoria Barracks is a British Army barracks located 0.25 miles (0.40 km) south of Windsor Castle.
History
The barracks were built in 1853[1] and were enlarged in 1911.[2] They remain the place from where troops set off to change the guard at Windsor Castle.[3] The Coldstream Guards, who have been based at the barracks since 2011, will remain there until 2019 enabling them to build strong links with the town.[4]
References
- ↑ "A brief history of Windsor". http://www.localhistories.org/windsor.html. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- ↑ "The royal borough of Windsor: Introduction, A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 3". 1923. pp. 1–5.. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=43177. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ↑ "Changing the Guard at Windsor Castle". http://www.changing-the-guard.com/windsor-castle-guard-change.html. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- ↑ "Coldstream Guards to be based in Windsor for another six years". Windsor Observer. 30 April 2013. http://www.windsorobserver.co.uk/news/13446230.Coldstream_Guards_to_be_based_in_Windsor_for_another_six_years/. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
| This page uses Creative Commons Licensed content from Wikipedia (view authors). |
