The Old Barracks, Grantham
| The Old Barracks | |
|---|---|
| Grantham | |
 The Old Barracks | |
  The Old Barracks Location within Lincolnshire | |
| Coordinates | 52°54′44″N 0°37′57″W / 52.91220°N 0.63261°W |
| Type | Barracks |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1858 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1858-Present |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Designated | 20 April 1972 |
| Reference no. | 1062467 |
The Old Barracks is a former military installation in Sandon Road, Grantham. It is a Grade II listed building.[1]
History
[edit]The old barracks in Grantham were designed for the South Lincoln Militia and completed in 1858.[2] The design work was probably carried out by Henry Goddard.[3] The South Lincoln Militia evolved to become the 4th (Special Reserve) Battalion, the Lincolnshire Regiment in 1881.[4] After the 4th (Special Reserve) Battalion was disbanded in 1908,[4] the barracks were occupied by B Company, 4th Battalion, the Lincolnshire Regiment (Territorial Force).[5]
In 1901, the barracks also became the home of A Squadron, the Lincolnshire Yeomanry.[6] The squadron was mobilised at the old barracks in August 1914 before being deployed to Salonika in 1915.[7] The building was used as an Auxiliary Military Hospital during the First World War[2] was used by the yeomanry squadron again after the war until the squadron was disbanded in 1920.[7]
After the 4th Battalion, the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment amalgamated with the 6th Battalion to form 4th/6th Battalion, The Royal Lincolnshire Regiment in 1950, the building was decommissioned and taken out of military use.[5] It was used by local bands during the 1960s and 1970s[8] and by Grantham College in the 1980s[9] before being converted into offices at the end of that decade.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Historic England. "Former Barracks (Front Range Only) (1062467)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Grantham". The Drill Hall Project. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ Antram, p. 326
- ^ a b "The Royal Lincolnshire Regiment". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 4 January 2007. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ a b "4th Battalion, The Royal Lincolnshire Regiment". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 15 April 2007. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ "Lincolnshire Yeomanry". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 16 August 2007. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b Baker, Chris. "The Lincolnshire Yeomanry". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "Memory Lane: Historian Stans remembers heyday of Grantham's Old Barracks". Grantham Journal. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ "Grantham: Old Barracks". BBC. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ "The Old Barracks, Sandon Road, Grantham". Wood Moore. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
Sources
[edit]- Antram, N; Pevsner, N; Harris, J (1989). The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire. Yale University Press.