Gibraltar Barracks, Bury St Edmunds

Gibraltar Barracks
Bury St Edmunds
Gibraltar Barracks
Gibraltar Barracks Location within Suffolk
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

1. "History of the Suffolk Regiment". Retrieved 18 April 2014.
2. "Echoes of the past in these Army cuts". 8 July 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
3. "The Suffolk Regiment Museum". Retrieved 18 April 2014.
4. "Infantry Brigade Depots (Location)". Hansard. 7 March 1958. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
5. "Regimental Headquarters". Retrieved 18 April 2014.
6. "Suffolk Regiment Museum". Ogilby Trust. Retrieved 18 April 2014.