Harman Lines

Harman Lines is a military installation of the British Army, which is part of Warminster Garrison on the Salisbury Plain. Harman Lines is on Sack Road in Warminster, Wiltshire, United Kingdom.[2]

Harman Lines
Warminster, Wiltshire
Harman Lines is located in Wiltshire
Harman Lines
Harman Lines
Location within Wiltshire
Coordinates51°21′38.196″N 2°16′1.524″W
TypeBarracks
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
Operator British Army
Site history
Built1975[1]
In use1975–Present
Garrison information
GarrisonFalcon Squadron, Royal Tank Regiment

History

In 1965, Warminster saw a large expansion, and the 1966 Defence White Paper expanded its role. The nearby Land Warfare Centre gained a 'Tank Demonstration Squadron', later 'Armoured', which was a detached armoured unit from its regiment. In 1975, the custom-built Harman Lines was opened on Sack Hill.[1]

As part of the 1998 Strategic Defence Review, a new Joint Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Regiment was formed based at RAF Honington and saw the 1st Royal Tank Regiment dispersed. As part of this change, A Squadron moved to Harman Lines[3] as part of the new unit under the Combined Arms Training Centre.[4] The site remained the home of the Armoured Demonstration Squadron until 2014, when it became the permanent home of, Falcon Squadron, RTR, part of the Defence CBRN Wing.[5][6][7]

Current garrison

The current garrison includes:

See also

Footnotes
  1. "Leisure Time: Warminster Garrison" (PDF). British Army. 8 January 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  2. "Warminster Garrison (Harman Lines, Sack Road, Warminster)". www.list.co.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  3. "Westbury army cadets say tanks for the memories". Wiltshire Times. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  4. "British Army units from 1945 on - 1st Royal Tank Regiment". british-army-units1945on.co.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  5. "Spire FM - News - Tank parade at Carter Barracks, Bulford". Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  6. "News Article - The Royal Tank Regiment Association". royaltankregiment.com. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  7. The Sapper August 2015, 12–13.
  8. "The FUCHS Simulator is alive once more. Rhinemetall prove all systems work ready for its move south to Harman Lines, in perpetration [sic] for it's [sic] refurbishment with FALCON". The Royal Tank Regiment – Facebook. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  9. "28 Engineer Regiment". www.army.mod.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  10. "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 15 April 2021.

References
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