| Yeomanry House | |
|---|---|
| Buckingham | |
 Yeomanry House (on the right in dull pink render), adjoined by the Masonic Hall (on the left in red brick) | |
  Yeomanry House Buckinghamshire | |
| Coordinates | 51°59′46″N0°59′29″W / 51.99607°N 0.99133°W |
| Type | Military headquarters |
| Site history | |
| Built | Early 19th century |
| In use | Early 19th century-Present |
Yeomanry House is a former military headquarters in Buckingham. It is a Grade II listed building. [1]
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] The men of the regiment were accommodated at a depot and storehouse in West Street which was completed in 1802. [2] The regiment was mobilised in Buckingham in August 1914 before being deployed to Gallipoli and, ultimately, to the Western Front. [3]
After the First World War the regimental headquarters moved to Aylesbury [4] and, by the 1960s, the Hunter Street area became very dilapidated. [5] Yeomanry House was acquired by the University College at Buckingham in 1974 [5] and, following extensive refurbishment work in the early 1980s, [6] now serves as the main reception building [7] and registered office of the University of Buckingham. [8]
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