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 Wellington Barracks | |
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| Coordinates | 51°29′59″N 0°8′16″W / 51.49972°N 0.13778°WCoordinates: 51°29′59″N 0°8′16″W / 51.49972°N 0.13778°W |
| Type | Barracks |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Operator |
 British Army |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1833 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1833-Present |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants |
Grenadier Guards Coldstream Guards Scots Guards |
| Designations | Grade II listed building |
Wellington Barracks is a military barracks in Westminster, central London, for the Foot Guards battalions on public duties in that area. The building is located about three hundred yards from Buckingham Palace, allowing the guard to be able to reach the palace very quickly in an emergency, and lies between Birdcage Walk and Petty France.
History[]
Wellington Barracks were designed by Sir Francis Smith and Philip Hardwick and opened in 1833.[1] The Guards Chapel was rebuilt in the 1960s after the original chapel was destroyed by a bomb in World War II.[2] On 31 August 2007, Diana, Princess of Wales' two sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, organised a memorial service in the chapel, marking the 10th anniversary of their mother's death.[3] The Grenadier Guards, Coldstream Guards and Scots Guards currently have a company based at the barracks.[4]
The building is Grade II listed, along with the gates and railings.[5][6][7][8]
Amenities[]
Wellington Barracks has many amenities open to those working and living within the barracks. There is a bar for the junior ranks, which has many games available including horse racing and snooker tables. The Cost Cutter shop with a self-serve restaurant, a masseur and mess are located here. There is a single serving personnel room with Internet access available, as well as an interactive learning facility open to all serving soldiers and their dependants. Elsewhere there is an officers' mess, sergeants' mess, and a gymnasium with squash courts. The Guards Museum houses a collection of uniforms, colours and artefacts spanning over three hundred years of history of the Foot Guards.[2] The Flanders Fields Memorial Garden is situated in the barracks, adjacent to the Guards Chapel.[9]
Current Garrison[]
The current garrison based at Wellington Barracks includes:[10]
- Headquarters, London Central Garrison[11]
- Headquarters, Guards Division[12]
- Regimental Headquarters (RHQ) Grenadier Guards[12][13][14]
- RHQ Coldstream Guards[12][13][15]
- RHQ Scots Guards[12][13]
- RHQ Irish Guards[12][13][16][17]
- RHQ Welsh Guards[12][13]
- Public Duties Incremental Companies:[12]
- Nijmegan Company, Grenadier Guards
- No.7 Company, Coldstream Guards
- F Company, Scots Guards
- Band of the Grenadier Guards
- Band of the Coldstream Guards
- Band of the Scots Guards
- Band of the Irish Guards
- Band of the Welsh Guards
- Detachment, Military Provost Guard Service[11]
References[]
- ↑ "The Three Parks – Daylight Route". The Serpentine. http://www.serpentine.org.uk/pages/run_routes_01_index.html.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Humphreys, Rob (212). The Rough Guide to London, p.60. Rough Guides. ISBN 978-1405386982.
- ↑ "Princes lead Diana memorial service tributes". The Telegraph. 31 August 2007. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1561780/Princes-lead-Diana-memorial-service-tributes.html.
- ↑ "Armed Forces". Hansard. 26 January 2011. https://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2011-01-26a.35889.h.
- ↑ "Wellington Barracks Main Centre Block With East and West Wings (1218567)". English Heritage. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1218567.
- ↑ "Wellington Barracks East Guardhouse (1066439)". English Heritage. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1066439.
- ↑ "Wellington Barracks West Guardhouse (1066440)". English Heritage. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1066440.
- ↑ "Wellington Barracks Railings and East and West Gates to Birdcage Walk (1218583)". English Heritage. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1218583.
- ↑ "The Queen leads remembrance events in London". BBC News Online. 6 November 2014. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29929463.
- ↑ "Information regarding London District". 15 October 2020. https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/692053/response/1658271/attach/3/20201015%20FOI10499%20Arbeerly%20London%20District%20Units%20Response%20ltr%20ArmySec.pdf?cookie_passthrough=1.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Serving personnel used training to save civilian life" (in en-GB). https://www.army.mod.uk/news-and-events/news/2019/03/serving-personnel-use-training-to-save-civilian-life/.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 "The Guards Division". 2007-10-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20071022003711/http://www.army.mod.uk/infantry/org_role_loc/organisation_of_the_infantry/the_guards_division/index.htm.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 "Information regarding the location of the Regimental Headquarters for the British Army's Infantry Branch". https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/702944/response/1681445/attach/3/20201125%20FOI12143%20Zacchi%20Response%20Letter%20ArmySec.pdf?cookie_passthrough=1.
- ↑ "Grenadier Guards - Regimental HQ". 2007-10-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20071030130855/http://www.army.mod.uk/grenadier/regiment/regimental_hq/index.htm.
- ↑ "Coldstream Guards". 2007-10-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20071012223350/http://www.army.mod.uk/coldstreamguards/index.htm.
- ↑ "IG Regt Today". 2007-10-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20071006085707/http://www.army.mod.uk/irishguards/regiment_today/index.htm.
- ↑ "IG Regt HQ". 2007-10-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20071006142913/http://www.army.mod.uk/irishguards/regiment_today/regimental_hq/index.htm.
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