Yeomanry House, Buckingham

The building, which has a dull pink render, was built in the early 19th century as the offices and home of the commanding officer of the Buckinghamshire Yeomanry.[1] Adjacent is a red brick building, built in 1787, which provided stabling and messing facilities for the officers of the regiment until the 20th century, when it became a masonic hall.[2] The men of the regiment were accommodated at a depot and storehouse in West Street which was completed in 1802.[3] The regiment was mobilised in Buckingham in August 1914 before being deployed to Gallipoli and, ultimately, to the Western Front.[4]

After the First World War the regimental headquarters moved to Aylesbury[5] and, by the 1960s, the Hunter Street area became very dilapidated.[6] Yeomanry House was acquired by the University College at Buckingham in 1974[6] and, following extensive refurbishment work in the early 1980s,[7] now serves as the main reception building[8] and registered office of the University of Buckingham.[9]