Duddeston Barracks

Duddeston Barracks
Duddeston
Duddeston Barracks
Site information
Type	Barracks
Owner	War Office
Operator	British Army
Location
Duddeston Barracks Location within West Midlands
Coordinates	52°29′06″N1°52′44″W / 52.485°N 1.879°W / 52.485; -1.879
Site history
Built	1793
Built for	War Office
In use	1793–1932

Duddeston Barracks was a military installation in Great Brook Street, Duddeston, Birmingham, England.

History

The barracks were commissioned as part of the response to the Priestley Riots; they were designed by John Rawsthorne and completed in 1793. ^[1] Although intended for cavalry regiments, they were used by the Royal Horse Artillery from 1878 ^[2] and became the home of 1st South Midland Field Ambulance during the First World War. ^[3] The barracks were demolished in 1932 and the site is now occupied by the maisonettes of the Ashcroft Estate. ^[4]

References

1. "Architect: John Rawstorne/John Rawsthorne". Eighteenth century Birmingham. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
2. Soden, Iain. "Late Post-Medieval Coventry: Resource Assessment c1750-1940". University of Birmingham. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
3. "1st South Midland Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps". Wartime memories project. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
4. "The Ashcroft Estate". William Dargue. Retrieved 9 October 2016.