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Talavera Barracks Aldershot |
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Brief Description: Talavera Barracks, the former Infantry Barracks, in Wellington Avenue, facing Princes Gardens |
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Subject Date: 1900s |
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Creator: Frith |
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Owner: Hampshire Library and Information Service |
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Contributor: Hampshire Library and Information Service |
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Full Description: These barracks, built between 1854 and 1859 as part of Wellington Lines, were part of the replacement of the hutted camp with permanent brick built buildings. The Infantry Barracks were renamed in the 1880s at the instigation of the G.O.C., Sir Evelyn Wood, after one of Wellington's victories in the Peninsular War. They were demolished in the early 1960s and new married quarters, the Talavera Park Estate, built on the site. The estate was completed by the late spring of 1964 and provided accommodation for 298 military families in 170 patio style houses and 28 maisonettes. These were in turn demolished in the 1990s and replaced with conventional brick built semi-detached houses. |
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Place: Aldershot, Hants |
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Subject: Talavera Barracks, barracks, infantry barracks, army |
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Content Type: Photograph |
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Location: Aldershot Library |
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Local Ref: J1 |
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Unique ID: hs-hl-hs7577-i-00-000.jpg |
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