St George Barracks, Clarence Road
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St George Barracks, Clarence Road
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 20 Jul 2014
Originally a small fishing village, Gosport grew by the mid-19th century into a major military and naval town. Gosport Barracks (New Barracks and later St George Barracks) was completed in 1859 and housed several Army Regiments until 1941 when the barracks became the responsibility of the Admiralty and renamed HMS Victory IV and then St George. In 1947 the Army were back in the form of the 3rd Royal Tank Regiment and the buildings were renamed St George Barracks. The last Regiment, which took up residence in 1971, was 20 Maritime Regiment, Royal Corps of Transport who in turn moved out and the buildings became surplus to requirements in 1991. St George Barracks was sold to developers and has now been redeveloped as a housing complex. http://www.gosportsociety.co.uk/gosporthistory.htm Gosport Society.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.796193
Longitude
-1.125208