Victoria Barracks is a military installation in Ballater, Scotland.
| Victoria Barracks | |
|---|---|
| Ballater | |
 Victoria Barracks, Ballater | |
  Victoria Barracks Location within Aberdeenshire | |
| Coordinates | 57°02′57″N 3°02′48″W / 57.04920°N 3.04675°W |
| Type | Barracks |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Operator |  British Army |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1850 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1850-Present |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | Royal Regiment of Scotland |
History edit
The barracks were built as temporary accommodation in 1850 to accommodate the Queen's Guard around the time that Queen Victoria and Prince Albert acquired Balmoral Castle.[1] A row of Tudor style cottages were converted into permanent barracks in 1869 and some flat-roofed oriental-looking buildings were erected on the site in 1904.[2][3][4] Further modernisation, including the removal of some old huts, took place in 1969.[5] During the flooding caused by Storm Frank in late December 2015, families living in the worst affected parts of Ballater were evacuated to the barracks.[6] When Queen Elizabeth II resided in Balmoral Castle for three months each summer, the barracks housed the Royal Regiment of Scotland's Royal Guard.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Temporary Barrack at Ballater for the Queen's Guard of Honour". The Illustrated London News. 21 September 1850. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Queen's Road, Abergeldie Road and School Lane, Victoria Barracks including boundary wall (LB21832)". Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Aberdeenshire Council Historic Environment Record - Aberdeenshire - NO39NE0117 - Victoria Barracks, Ballater". online.aberdeenshire.gov.uk.
- ^ "Victoria Barracks". Scottish Architects. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ^ "Victoria Barracks, Ballater (Modernisation)". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 14 May 1969. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ^ "Ballater counts the cost of Storm Frank". The Press and Journal. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ^ "Places of Interest - Ballater Community". Retrieved 24 February 2021.