Victoria Barracks, Beverley

Victoria Barracks
Beverley
The building on the right, now converted into flats, is all that remains of the old barracks
Victoria Barracks Location within East Riding of Yorkshire
Coordinates	53°49′23″N 0°26′35″W / 53.82313°N 0.44297°WCoordinates: 53°49′23″N 0°26′35″W / 53.82313°N 0.44297°W
Type	Barracks
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	British Army
Site history
Built	1877–1878
Built for	War Office
In use	1878-1960
Garrison information
Occupants	East Yorkshire Regiment

Victoria Barracks was a military installation in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

History

The barracks were built as the depot of the two battalions of the 15th (The Yorkshire East Riding) Regiment of Foot between 1877 and 1878.^[1] Their creation took place as part of the Cardwell Reforms which encouraged the localisation of British military forces.^[2] Following the Childers Reforms, the 15th Regiment of Foot evolved to become the East Yorkshire Regiment with its depot at the barracks in 1881.^[3]

Many recruits enlisted at the barracks at the start of the First World War^[4] and the barracks were significantly extended during the Second World War.^[1] The Regiment amalgamated with the West Yorkshire Regiment to form the Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire in 1958. Following demolition of the barracks, the Ministry of Defence disposed of the site in 1977 and it is now largely occupied by a Morrisons supermarket.^[5]

References

1. "Public Institutions, A History of the County of York East Riding: Volume 6: The borough and liberties of Beverley". 1989. p. 190-195. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
2. "Echoes of the past in these Army cuts". 8 July 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
3. "Training Depots". Regiments.org. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
4. "Abel Layton 1891-1915". Ghost Blooms. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
5. "1950 East Yorkshire Parade Ground Beverley". Driffield Today. Retrieved 11 November 2014.