Chetwynd Barracks

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Chetwynd Barracks
Chilwell
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Chetwynd Barracks
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Chetwynd Barracks
Location within Nottinghamshire
Coordinates 52°54′34″N01°15′23″W / 52.90944°N 1.25639°W / 52.90944; -1.25639
TypeBarracks
Site information
Owner Ministry of Defence
OperatorFlag of the British Army.svg  British Army
Site history
Built1919
Built for War Office
In use1919–present
Garrison information
Occupants Royal Engineers Works Groups
EOD Troop
HMS Sherwood

Chetwynd Barracks is a British Army installation at Chilwell, Nottinghamshire, England. HMS Sherwood, a Royal Naval Reserve stone frigate, is located within the barracks. The site will close in 2026.

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History

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COD Chilwell in 1940

British Army

The Chilwell depot and barracks were built for the Royal Army Ordnance Corps shortly after the First World War on the former site of the National Shell Filling Factory, Chilwell which had been completely devastated by an explosion in July 1918. [1] The site continued to be used as a central ordnance depot after the Second World War [2] and, although the central vehicle kit store closed in 1958, [3] when operations moved to Bicester, [4] it continued to operate as a general stores depot and a vehicle workshop. [5]

The site was renamed Chetwynd Barracks, after Viscount Chetwynd who had been Managing Director of the National Shell Filling Factory, in 1995 [5] and became the home of 49 (East) Brigade. [6]

Under Army 2020, 49 (East) Brigade was merged with 7th Armoured Brigade to become 7th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters East, which relocated to Chetwynd Barracks on 13 February 2015. [7]

Under Future Soldier, the 7th Infantry Brigade became the 7th Light Mechanised Brigade Combat Team, and Headquarters East was amalgamated with Headquarters West Midlands, to form Headquarters Centre. [8]

HMS Sherwood

Chetwynd Barracks

HMS Sherwood relocated to Foresters House, Chilwell (part of Chetwynd Barracks) in 2014. [9] [10] HMS Sherwood, which is located more than 50 miles (80 km) from the coast; is the only RNR establishment in the East Midlands. [10] [11]

Future

In late March 2016, the Ministry of Defence announced that the site was to be sold in order to reduce the size of the Defence Estate. [12] In November 2016, the MoD announced that the site would close in 2021. [13] This was subsequently extended to 2024, [14] and once more to 2026. [15]

The Army Reserve Centre, Foresters House, will be retained after closure of the barracks. [16]

Current units

Units stationed at Chetwynd Barracks include: [16]

See also

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  2. ↑ "Army Life". BBC. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Ordnance Depots Named". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Bicester Military Railway". Bicester Local History Society. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Chetwynd Barracks, Chilwell". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) . 5 March 1996. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
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  7. ↑ "49 (East) Brigade Officially Disbanded". Forces TV. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "Future Soldier Guide" (PDF). Ministry of Defence. p. 48. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  9. ↑ Pritchard, Jon (24 March 2016). "Chetwynd Barracks facing closure under Government defence review". NottinghamshireLive. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  10. 1 2 "HMS Sherwood – Nottingham". Royal Navy. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
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