St George's Barracks, Sutton Coldfield

For other barracks with similar name, see St George's Barracks (disambiguation).

St George's Barracks
Sutton Coldfield
Main gate at St George's House, Sutton Coldfield
Site information
Type	Barracks
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	British Army
Location
St George's Barracks Location within West Midlands
Coordinates	52°34′09″N01°47′51″W / 52.56917°N 1.79750°W / 52.56917; -1.79750
Site history
Built	1960
Built for	War Office
In use	1960–c.2000

St George's Barracks, Sutton Coldfield was a military installation in Sutton Coldfield.

History

Originally built in 1942 as the home of 216 Maintenance Unit RAF, ^[1] the site was renamed St George's Barracks and became the regional centre for infantry training as the Fusilier Brigade Depot in 1960. ^[2] The barracks went on to be the army personnel selection centre for England, Wales and Northern Ireland in 1972. ^[3] The Army personnel selection centre closed in early summer 1994 and most of the land was later sold off for housing. ^[4] The Defence Infrastructure Organisation still remains in offices at St George's House. ^[5]

References

1. "216 Maintenance Unit, formed at Sutton Coldfield, August 1942". National Archives. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
2. "Infantry Brigade Depots (Location)". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) . 7 March 1958. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
3. "Army Barracks, Sutton Coldfield 1958". BBC. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
4. "St. George's Barracks, Sutton Coldfield". Hansard. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
5. "Defence Infrastructure Organisation" . Retrieved 18 April 2014.