Barracks Collection

Map Of Chichester, 1812
Map includes area outside of the city walls. Plan of the liberties of the City of Chichester from an actual survey taken April 1812 by George Loader

The Lady With The Lamp Florence Nightingale
A colour illustration from the 1890s depicting Florence Nightingale, English nurse and hospital reformer (1820-1910) at the barracks hospital, Scutari, in 1854 during the Crimean War

Woolwich Barracks
Distant view of the Royal Artillery Barracks at Woolwich, south-east London

Britains New Navy in Training - HMS Raleigh. circa 1930s

The Coldstream Guards taking over the Colour
circa 1910s

The Salvation Army Riots at Worthing, Sussex
These images show the Skeleton Army, opponents of the Salvation Army organised by those interested in Sunday drinking, rioting against one of the Salvation Armys religious Sunday processions

Ordnance Survey map of north Sheffield copied by the Germans, and marked with bombing targets
Original at Sheffield Local Studiess 26 M/4

ASC Barracks, Grove Park, Lewisham
Entrance to the ASC (Army Service Corps) Barracks on Marvels Lane, Grove Park, Lewisham, south east London. Two officers and a large dog stand at the entrance

General Gordon Statue, Chatham
Memorial to General Gordon at Chatham - Royal Engineers Barracks

Woolwich Barracks C1905
An illustration of the Woolwich Barracks, with two canons in the foreground

Ruthuen Barracks
The ruins of Ruthuen Barracks, near Kingussie, Inverness- shire, Scotland. Built in 1718 to overawe the Highlanders. Burned down by Highlanders in the Jacobite Rebellion (1746). Date: 18th century

Greetings postcard, Mhow, Madhya Pradesh, India
Multiview greetings postcard from Mhow, a British Army cantonment (now Dr Ambedkar Nagar), Madhya Pradesh, India. Date: circa 1910

Street map of Nether Hallam
Undated but before 1897 as it shows Hillsborough Hall and grounds which were acquired by the City Council in that year and the grounds opened as Hillsborough Park

Plan of lands at Neepsend by The Sheffield Gas Company, 1929
Original at Local Studies S22S

WW1 - Pekin Camp, Camp for Chinese Labour Corps, Mont Kemmel
WW1 - Pekin Camp - Camp for The Chinese Labour Corps on the Western Front. The camp was near The Kemmelberg (also known as Kemmel Hill or Mont Kemmel), Heuvelland, West Flanders, Belgium

Inkerman Barracks, Woking, Surrey
A view of the entrance to Inkerman Barracks, Woking, Surrey. The buildings were originally opened in 1860 as an invalid prison for convicts not fit enough to be sent to Dartmoor

Army barracks, Gibraltar
Vintage 19th century photograph: army barracks, Gibraltar

New recruits to the Royal Navy write their first letter home to tell their people of their safe arrival at HMS Raleigh, the navys training barracks at Torpoint in Cornwall. 21st December 1942

Cooks from the Womens Royal Army Corps (WRAC) seen here on parade. 26th October 1952

Naval Barracks, Portsmouth, Hampshire and City Coat of Arms Date: circa 1910s

Visiting Day at Richmond Barracks, Dublin Uprising, 1916
Relatives of prisoners taken during the Irish Rebellion were allowed to visit the barracks three times a week. They are shown here handing through the barbed wire presents they have brought with

Castle Street and Barracks, Athlone, County Westmeath Date: 1907

PHILADELPHIA: BARRACKS. British Barracks, Philadelphia. Line engraving after Willam L. Breton, c1830s, after a drawing made during the British occupation of 1777-1778

British Barracks in Dalhousie
British Barracks at Dalhousie in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India. Established in 1854, the town was named after Lord Dalhousie who was the British viceroy in India at that time. Date: circa 1910s

Subathu, Shimla, India - The Barracks
The Barracks at Subathu, Shimla, originally called Simla, the capital city of Himachal Pradesh. In 1864, Shimla was declared the summer capital of the British Raj in India

Imtarfa Barracks, Malta. Date: circa 1906

Royal Naval Barracks - Devonport, Plymouth
Royal Naval Barracks - Devonport (Plymouth Docks), Plymouth, Devon Date: circa 1910s

Army Intelligence Satire
Cartoon on the comparitive intelligence of British Privates and Officers. the Sergeant-Major stating hes " ad orficers whats d more h intellec than what you got!"

First World War surveillance kite. US soldier being lifted up by a surveillance kite during the First World War (1914-1918)

Design for a Regency park entrance with neoclassical walls and wrought iron gates. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rudolph Ackermanns Repository of Arts, London, 1816

Court-Martial of Lt. Perry of H. Majesty?s 46th Regiment
The Court-Martial of Lieut. Perry of H. Majesty?s 46th Regiment, in the Mess Room at Windsor Barracks, August 1854.Coloured lithograph after artist unknown, published by Read and Co, London

NEBRASKA: FORT OMAHA, 1870. Officers barracks at Fort Omaha, Nebraska. Photograph, 1870

India / Kasauli 20C
Kasauli: general view of parade ground and barracks

Mustapha Pasha Barracks - Alexandria, Egypt Date: circa 1910

Malta - Mtarfa - St. Davids British Military Barracks. Date: circa 1910s

Deepcut Barracks Chapel 33141_034
The Princess Royal Barracks, Deepcut, Surrey. Garrison Church of St Barbara, 2017

Deepcut Barracks 33141_017
The Princess Royal Barracks, Deepcut, Surrey, 2017

The War in Schleswig: chapel at Gravenstein used as a Prussian barrack... 1864. Creator: Unknown
The War in Schleswig: chapel at Gravenstein [in Denmark] used as a Prussian barrack - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864

Barracks for British troops in course of erection at Yokohama...by our special artist in Japan, 1864 Creator: Unknown
Barracks for British troops in course of erection at Yokohama - from a sketch by our special artist in Japan, 1864. We engrave...[a] sketch taken by Mr

The town and port of Nassau, New Providence, Bahama Islands, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
The town and port of Nassau, New Providence, Bahama Islands, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by an officer of the 1st West India Regiment

Gen. Cole decorating marines, Parris Island, S.C. 10 June 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Gen. Cole decorating marines, Paris Isl'd. [i.e. Parris Island], S.C. 10 June 1918 (date created or published later). Brigadier General Eli Kelley Cole (1867-1929)

Verdun - Barracks, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Verdun - Barracks, between c1915 and 1918. The Caserne d'Anthouard (barracks) in Verdun, France, showing roofs that were damaged during World War I

Fort Slocum, Shacks built for draft men, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Fort Slocum, Shacks built for draft men, 1917. Housing built for soldiers at Fort Slocum, a military post on Davids Island, New Rochelle, New York

Barracks of the Ministry of Communication and Transportation, Oka River, 1912. People posed in front of a barrack, near the river

8th Ardwick Battalion, Territorial Army, Manchester
Group photo, 8th Ardwick Battalion, Territorial Army Regiment, Manchester

Napier Barracks, Karachi, British India
Napier Barracks, Karachi, Sindh Province, British India (now in Pakistan). Date: circa 1908

Lance corporal Paddy was promoted Sgt. Paddy, when he was collected from quarantine at Hackbridge Kennels, in Surrey. The first Battalion the Royal Ulster Rifles has no official mascot

Barracks at Alexandria, Virginia, 1861-65. Creator: Unknown
Barracks at Alexandria, Virginia, 1861-65. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

Soldiers in mess hall of army barracks, South Africa. Date: circa 1900

Two small boys look in the Placa des Esplanada, Es Castell
Two small boys look at a mobile phone in the Placa des Esplanada (the main square) at Es Castell, near Mahon, Menorca, Spain

Edinburgh Castle, As It Was Before the Siege of 1573, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Edinburgh Castle, As It Was Before the Siege of 1573, 1890. During the 15th century the castle was used as an arsenal and armaments factory

Falmouth from Pendennis DP114927
Callie's Cottage, Pendennis Castle, Castle Drive, Falmouth, Cornwall. Callie's Cottage with Falmouth behind. This holiday cottage was the Sergeant's Mess

Chester Castle 35055_013
Chester Castle, Cheshire West and Chester, 2021

Horse Guards CXP01_01_145
Horse Guards, Whitehall, City of Westminster, Greater London. Two mounted Life Guards on sentry duty at Horse Guards

USA, New Jersey, Highlands, Sandy Hook, Gateway National Recreation Area, military barracks, Fort Hancock

Australia, Victoria, VIC, Bonegilla, The Bonegilla Migrant Experience Museum, post-WW2 immigrant facility, housing barracks interior, luggage and Australian flag

Soyer's Barrack Cooking Apparatus, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Soyer's Barrack Cooking Apparatus, 1858. Improved technology to improve soldiers diets during the Crimean War. The...kitchen was opened by the late much-lamented chef de cuisine, Alexis Soyer

Edinburgh Castle, from the Corn Exchange, in the Grassmarket, 1860. Creator: Smyth
Edinburgh Castle, from the Corn Exchange, in the Grassmarket, 1860. The castle...consists of a series of irregular fortifications, and although, before the invention of gunpowder

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"Barracks: A Tapestry of History and Heroism" Step into the past as we unravel the captivating tales woven within the walls across England. From Chichester to Sheffield, Lewisham to Worthing, these military strongholds have witnessed moments that shaped our nation. In 1812, a map of Chichester revealed the strategic importance in safeguarding our borders. As Florence Nightingale emerged as "The Lady With The Lamp, " her unwavering dedication shone brightly even within the confines of Woolwich Barracks. During times of conflict, barracks became targets themselves. The Germans meticulously marked bombing targets on an Ordnance Survey map copied from north Sheffield. Meanwhile, Sussex experienced turmoil during The Salvation Army Riots at Worthing, where order was restored amidst chaos. ASC Barracks in Grove Park stood tall as a symbol of unity and resilience. Nearby Chatham's General Gordon Statue paid tribute to a hero who inspired countless soldiers with his bravery and leadership. Transport yourself back to 1905 when Woolwich Barracks bustled with activity; its vibrant atmosphere mirrored by Ruthuen Barracks' rich history elsewhere. Nether Hallam's street map offers glimpses into everyday life surrounding these bastions of strength. On anniversaries like that of the Battle of Ortigara, thousands embarked on pilgrimages honoring fallen heroes - reminding us all that courage transcends time and place. Witnessing The Coldstream Guards taking over the Colour evokes profound respect for those who protect our freedoms selflessly. Barracks stand not only as physical structures but also as symbols etched deep into our collective memory - testaments to sacrifice, camaraderie, and duty beyond measure. Let their stories echo through generations so we may forever cherish their significance in shaping our shared heritage.