Alanbrooke Barracks

Alanbrooke Barracks
Topcliffe, North Yorkshire, England
Alanbrooke Barracks
Alanbrooke Barracks is located in North Yorkshire
Alanbrooke Barracks
Alanbrooke Barracks
Location within North Yorkshire
Coordinates54°12′12″N 01°24′06″W / 54.20333°N 1.40167°W / 54.20333; -1.40167
TypeArmy barracks
Area151 hectares (370 acres)[1]
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
Operator British Army
Controlled byRoyal Artillery
ConditionOperational
Site history
Built1974 (1974)
In use1974 – present
Garrison information
Garrison4th Regiment Royal Artillery

Alanbrooke Barracks is a military installation at Topcliffe in North Yorkshire, England. The site will close in 2031.

History

The barracks were established, on the site of the former RAF Topcliffe airbase, in 1974, as an ordnance field park.[2] The barracks were named Alanbrooke Barracks after Field Marshal Viscount Alanbrooke, a former Royal Artillery officer, when 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery took over the site in 1977.[3] The barracks continued as an artillery base with the arrival of 49 Regiment Royal Artillery in 1982,[4] 27th Regiment Royal Artillery in 1986,[5] 19th Regiment Royal Artillery in 1990,[6] 40th Regiment Royal Artillery in 1998,[7] and 4th Regiment Royal Artillery in 2008.[8]

The barracks were also home to 15th Infantry Brigade from January 1982 to November 1992.[9]

Current units

Future

The barracks are set to close in 2031 under the Better Defence Estate plan.[11][12]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Defence Estates Development Plan 2009 – Annex A". GOV.UK. Ministry of Defence. 3 July 2009. p. A9. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Ordnance Field Parks 20 on". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  3. ^ "1st Regiment RHA". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  4. ^ "49th Regiment RA". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  5. ^ "27th Regiment RA". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  6. ^ "19th Regiment RA". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  7. ^ "40th Regiment RA". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  8. ^ "4th Regiment Royal Artillery". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  9. ^ "History of 15th Infantry Brigade" (PDF). Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  10. ^ Lancaster, Mark (29 November 2018). "Army:Written question - 194616". UK Parliament. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  11. ^ "Hansard, 26 November 2021".
  12. ^ "Disposal database: House of Commons report". Retrieved 26 November 2021.