Sobraon Barracks

Sobraon Barracks
Lincoln

Sobraon Barracks
Sobraon Barracks
Location within Lincolnshire
Coordinates 53°14′59″N 00°33′19″W / 53.24972°N 0.55528°W / 53.24972; -0.55528Coordinates: 53°14′59″N 00°33′19″W / 53.24972°N 0.55528°W / 53.24972; -0.55528
Type Barracks
Site information
Owner Ministry of Defence
Operator  British Army
Site history
Built 1890
Built for War Office
In use 1890-Present
Garrison information
Occupants Royal Lincolnshire Regiment (Former), 160 (Lincoln) Squadron Royal Logistic Corps (Current)

Sobraon Barracks is a military installation in Lincoln, England. It is currently occupied by the 160 (Lincoln) Squadron Royal Logistic Corps and Lincolnshire Army Cadet Force.

History

The "old barracks" in Burton Road, Lincoln, were constructed in 1857.[1] In 1873 a system of recruiting areas based on counties was instituted under the Cardwell Reforms and the barracks became the depot for the two battalions of the 10th (North Lincolnshire) Regiment of Foot.[2] Following the Childers Reforms, the regiment evolved to become the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment with its depot in the barracks in 1881.[2] The old barracks are now home to the Museum of Lincolnshire Life.[1]

In 1890 the "new barracks" were built in the Fortress Gothic Revival Style to the north of the old barracks on Burton Road: the new barracks became the depot of the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment shortly thereafter.[3] In 1953 the new barracks were renamed "Sobraon Barracks" after the Battle of Sobraon, a confrontation which had taken place during the First Anglo-Sikh War.[4] The Regiment amalgamated with the Northamptonshire Regiment to form the 2nd East Anglian Regiment in 1960. Large parts of Sobraon Barracks were demolished in the 1970s although the keep still remains and is still used as an Army Reserve Centre by Lincolnshire Army Cadet Force.[5] In March 2014 it was announced that 160 (Lincoln) Squadron Royal Logistic Corps would be based at Sobraon Barracks.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Museum of Lincolnshire Life: History". Lincolnshire County Council. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Training Depots". Regiments.org. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Sobraon Barracks". Heritage Connect Lincoln. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Sobraon Barrack Stroll" (PDF). Lincolnshire County Council. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "One company". Lincolnshire ACF. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "Soldiers on parade on Saturday". Grantham Matters. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
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