Stoughton Barracks

The barracks were built in the Fortress Gothic Revival Style and completed in 1876.[1] Their creation took place as part of the Cardwell Reforms which encouraged the localisation of British military forces.[2] The barracks became the depot for the two battalions of the 2nd (West Surrey) Regiment of Foot.[3] Following the Childers Reforms, the regiment evolved to become the Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) with its depot in the barracks in 1881.[3]

The barracks were used as an army recruiting centre during the First World War and as a reception and training centre for infantry recruits during the Second World War.[1] In 1958 the barracks were used a location for the comedy film Carry On Sergeant.[4] The barracks ceased to be a regimental depot in 1959 when the Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) was amalgamated with the East Surrey Regiment, although the keep was still used as a pay office and a record office until 1983 when it was sold to Countryside Properties.[1] The building is now known as "Cardwell's Keep".[5]