Normanton Barracks was a military installation in Normanton, Derby, England.
| Normanton Barracks | |
|---|---|
| Derby | |
 Normanton Barracks | |
  Normanton Barracks Location within Derbyshire | |
| Coordinates | 52°53′49″N 1°28′40″W / 52.89691°N 1.47784°W |
| Type | Barracks |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Operator |  British Army |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1874–1877 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1877–1963 |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | Sherwood Foresters |
History edit
The barracks were built in the Fortress Gothic Revival Style between 1874 and 1877.[1] Their creation took place as part of the Cardwell Reforms which encouraged the localisation of British military forces.[2] The barracks became the depot for the 54th (West Norfolk) Regiment of Foot and the 95th (Derbyshire) Regiment of Foot.[3] Following the Childers Reforms, the 45th Regiment of Foot (Sherwood Foresters) amalgamated with the 95th (Derbyshire) Regiment of Foot to form the Sherwood Foresters with its depot in the barracks in 1881.[3]
Many reservists enlisted at the barracks at the start of the First World War.[4] During the Second World War the barracks were significantly expanded.[5] However they were demoted to the status of out-station to the Forester Brigade depot at Glen Parva Barracks in 1958[6] and decommissioned in 1963.[1] The Sherwood Foresters Regimental Museum moved to Nottingham Castle in 1965[7] and the barracks were then demolished in 1981.[1] The site is now occupied by Foresters Leisure Park.[8]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Nothing ever happens in Sinfin". This is Sinfin. Archived from the original on 11 August 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ Allan Mallinson (8 July 2012). "Echoes of the past in these Army cuts". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Training Depots". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 10 February 2006. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ "The memoirs of a volunteer". Western Front Association. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ "Bygones: Sunnyhill Camp used for prisoners of war as Second World War progressed". Derby Telegraph. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Sherwood foresters Post war" (PDF). Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ "Sherwood Foresters Regimental Museum". Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ "Plaque marks victory in old soldier's barracks campaign". Derby Telegraph. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2014.