The_Old_Barracks,_Grantham

The Old Barracks, Grantham

The Old Barracks, Grantham

Former military installation in Grantham

The Old Barracks is a former military installation in Sandon Road, Grantham. It is a Grade II listed building.[1]

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History

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

  1. [1]
    Historic England. "Former Barracks (Front Range Only) (1062467)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Grantham". The Drill Hall Project. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  3. [3]
    Antram, p. 326
  4. [4]
    "The Royal Lincolnshire Regiment". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 4 January 2007. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  5. [5]
    "4th Battalion, The Royal Lincolnshire Regiment". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 15 April 2007. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  6. [6]
    "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)
  7. [7]
    Baker, Chris. "The Lincolnshire Yeomanry". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  8. [8]
    "Memory Lane: Historian Stans remembers heyday of Grantham's Old Barracks". Grantham Journal. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  9. [9]
    "Grantham: Old Barracks". BBC. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  10. [10]
    "The Old Barracks, Sandon Road, Grantham". Wood Moore. Retrieved 9 December 2017.

Sources

  • Antram, N; Pevsner, N; Harris, J (1989). The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire. Yale University Press.
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