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Monument record TR 13 NE 307 - Risborough Barracks
Summary
Risborough Barracks is an early 20th century barracks complex with ancillary buildings of circa1904 and barrack blocks and a Regimental Institute of the 1920s. The Army Ordnance Depotis a service area laid out between 1899 and 1907.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TR 1947 3619 (442m by 653m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR13NE |
| Civil Parish | FOLKESTONE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
| County | KENT |
| District | FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (9)
- MILITARY CAMP (Post Medieval to Modern - 1860 AD to 1901 AD)
- BARRACKS (Modern - 1901 AD to 2000 AD)
- COOKHOUSE (Modern - 1901 AD to 2000 AD)
- DRILL HALL (Modern - 1901 AD to 2000 AD)
- MILITARY BASE (Modern - 1901 AD to 2000 AD)
- OFFICERS MESS (Modern - 1901 AD to 2000 AD)
- SERGEANTS MESS (Modern - 1901 AD to 2000 AD)
- ORDNANCE DEPOT (Modern - 1901 AD to 2000 AD)
- WATER TOWER (Modern - 1901 AD to 2000 AD)
Full Description
<1> English Heritage, 2012, Risborough Barracks (inlcuding Army Ordnance Depot), Shorncliffe Camp (Unpublished document). SKE56218.
<2> Peter Higginbotham, 2018, http://www.workhouses.org.uk, Schofield, J 2006 England’s Army Camps (unpublished technical report) (Website). SKE51754.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jun 21 2024 11:30AM