The Old Barracks, Grantham

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

The Old Barracks
Grantham
The Old Barracks
The Old Barracks
Location within Lincolnshire
Coordinates52.91220°N 0.63261°W / 52.91220; -0.63261
TypeBarracks
Site history
Built1858
Built forWar Office
In use1858-Present
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated20 April 1972
Reference no.1062467

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]

Meanwhile the barracks had also become the home of A Squadron, the Lincolnshire Yeomanry in 1901.[6] The squadron was mobilised at the old barracks in August 1914 before being deployed to Salonika.[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. Historic England. "Former Barracks (Front Range Only) (1062467)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  2. "Grantham". The Drill Hall Project. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  3. Antram, p. 326
  4. "The Royal Lincolnshire Regiment". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 4 January 2007. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  5. "4th Battalion, The Royal Lincolnshire Regiment". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 15 April 2007. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  6. "Lincolnshire Yeomanry". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 16 August 2007. Retrieved 9 December 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. Baker, Chris. "The Lincolnshire Yeomanry". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  8. "Memory Lane: Historian Stans remembers heyday of Grantham's Old Barracks". Grantham Journal. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  9. "Grantham: Old Barracks". BBC. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  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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