Stoughton Barracks

Stoughton Barracks was a military installation at Guildford in Surrey.

Stoughton Barracks
Guildford
Stoughton Barracks
Stoughton Barracks Location within Surrey
Coordinates	51°15′19″N 00°35′29″W
Type	Barracks
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	British Army
Site history
Built	1876
Built for	War Office
In use	1876–1983
Garrison information
Occupants	Queen's Royal (West Surrey) Regiment

History

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]

References

1. "The Regimental Depots: Stoughton Barracks, Guildford". Queen's Royal Surreys. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
2. "Echoes of the past in these Army cuts". 8 July 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
3. "Training Depots". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 10 February 2006. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
4. "Carry on Sergeant". Reel Streets. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
5. "Plaque at Cardwell's Keep". Local web. Retrieved 30 May 2014.