Roussillon Barracks

Roussillon Barracks
Chichester

Roussillon Barracks
Roussillon Barracks
Location within West Sussex
Coordinates 50°51′03″N 0°46′48″W / 50.85094°N 0.78001°W / 50.85094; -0.78001Coordinates: 50°51′03″N 0°46′48″W / 50.85094°N 0.78001°W / 50.85094; -0.78001
Type Barracks
Site information
Owner Ministry of Defence
Operator  British Army
Site history
Built 1795
Built for War Office
In use 1795-2005
Garrison information
Occupants Royal Sussex Regiment
Royal Military Police

Roussillon Barracks was a military installation in Chichester.

History

The barracks were originally established as tented accommodation in 1795 and were enhanced by the use of wooden huts in 1803.[1] They became the home of the 35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot in 1873; the keep, built in the Fortress Gothic Revival Style, and chapel were added in 1875.[1] The name of the barracks, given in 1958, commemorates the actions of the 35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot in putting the Regiment Royal Roussillon to flight at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham during the Seven Years' War.[2] Under the Childers Reforms the 35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot amalgamated with the 107th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Light Infantry) to form the Royal Sussex Regiment in 1881. Further enhancements to the barracks took place in the 1930s when the wooden huts were removed. The barracks were demoted to the status of out-station to the Home Counties Brigade depot at Howe Barracks in Canterbury in 1959.[1]

Extensive building took place from 1960 until 1964 to accommodate the Royal Military Police who took over the site in 1964.[1] Lieutenant-Commander Alfredo Astiz, an Argentine commander, was questioned about the murder of Swedish and French nationals at the barracks in June 1982.[3] The Royal Military Police left the site in September 2005 and planning permission for housing was granted in 2011.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Roussillon Barracks". Royal Sussex. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  2. "The Royal Sussex Regiment". Royal Sussex. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  3. "Britain sends home Argentine commander suspected of torture". The Montreal Gazette. 11 June 1982. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  4. "Planning permission granted for Roussillon Barracks development". Homes & Communities Agency. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
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