Royal Marine Barracks, Woolwich

After the closure of the Dockyard and the consequential disbanding of the Woolwich Division of the Royal Marines in 1869,[7] these Royal Marine Barracks were renamed Cambridge Barracks, after the Commander-in-Chief of the Forces, Prince George, Duke of Cambridge, and used by the British Army as additional troop accommodation.[8] Having become surplus to requirements, the barracks were demolished in 1972,[9] but the heavily rusticated gatehouse arch remains on Frances Street, serving as a community centre and police office.[10]

After the closure of the Dockyard in 1869 the infirmary also passed to the British Army.[13] Renamed Red Barracks, reflecting the original red brick design, the old infirmary building accommodated the Army Ordnance Corps (later the Royal Army Ordnance Corps) until 1921 when the corps moved its headquarters to Hilsea Barracks near Portsmouth.[14] From 1885 Red Barracks also accommodated Artillery College (known as Ordnance College from 1899 to 1918). After the departure of the RAOC the college expanded to fill the whole of Red Barracks; renamed the Military College of Science in 1927, the college moved to Shrivenham in 1939.[15] Red Barracks then became the home of the Inspectorate of Armaments (later the Quality Assurance Directorate (Weapons))[16] and also accommodated the Royal Artillery Record Office from 1940;[13] it was decommissioned by the British Army in 1967 and, despite being a listed building, it too was demolished in 1975.[13] The perimeter walls, which date back to the 1850s, survive.[13]