| Gibraltar Barracks | |
|---|---|
| Bury St Edmunds | |
 Gibraltar Barracks | |
  Gibraltar Barracks Location within Suffolk | |
| Coordinates | 52°14′53″N00°41′54″E / 52.24806°N 0.69833°E |
| Type | Barracks |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Operator |  British Army |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1878 |
| Built for | War Office |
| Architect | Major HC Seddon RE [1] |
| In use | 1878-Present |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | Royal Anglian Regiment |
Gibraltar Barracks is a military installation located on Out Risbygate, Bury St Edmunds.
The barracks were opened in 1878. [2] Their creation took place as part of the Cardwell Reforms which encouraged the localisation of British military forces. [3] The barracks became the depot for the two battalions of the 12th (East Suffolk) Regiment of Foot. [4] Following the Childers Reforms, the regiment evolved to become the Suffolk Regiment with its depot in the barracks in 1881. [4] The barracks went on to become the regional centre for infantry training as the East Anglian Brigade Depot in 1960 [5] and remained the regimental headquarters of the Royal Anglian Regiment, [6] until it moved to Blenheim Camp on Newmarket Road in Bury St Edmunds in the 2010s. [7]
The Suffolk Regiment Museum was established in the officers' mess in 1935 before moving to the keep in the late 1960s. [8] It includes uniforms, weapons, regimental trophies, badges, insignia, musical items and other memorabilia. [9]
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