Burniston Barracks

Burniston Barracks was a military installation on Burniston Road in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England.

Burniston Barracks
Burniston
A pillbox which is all that remains of Burniston Barracks
Burniston Barracks is located in North Yorkshire
Burniston Barracks
Burniston Barracks
Location within North Yorkshire
Coordinates54.295653°N 0.415699°W / 54.295653; -0.415699
TypeBarracks
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
Operator British Army
Site history
Built1861 (1861)
Built forWar Office
In use1861–1992

History

The barracks were built as a training base for the Royal Artillery and were completed in 1861.[1] The barracks were reallocated for wider military use in 1906 and during the First World War they served as the 3rd cavalry depot providing accommodation for the 10th Royal Hussars, the 14th King's Hussars, the 18th Royal Hussars and the 20th Hussars.[2] Between the wars units of the Royal Corps of Signals were based at the barracks.[3]

In April 1940, during the Second World War, five German airmen who had been rescued after their aircraft had been shot down were held at the barracks.[4] The barracks were decommissioned in January 1992 and demolished in December 1993.[5] A housing estate, waterpark and hotel now occupy most of the site.[6]

References
  1. Clarke, Bob (2010). Remember Scarborough: A Result of the First Arms Race of the Twentieth Century. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 978-1848681118.
  2. "The locations of the Cavalry depots". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  3. "Don Ford" (PDF). The Wire. August 2014. p. 107. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  4. Percy, Richard James. "Scarborough's war years - 1939-45" (PDF). p. 53. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  5. "Scarborough's vanished buildings". Scarborough News. 12 January 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  6. "Water park plans receive local opposition". Scarborough Review. p. 14. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
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