Howe Barracks

Howe Barracks
Canterbury

Howe Barracks
Howe Barracks
Location within Kent
Coordinates 51°16′46″N 01°06′04″E / 51.27944°N 1.10111°ECoordinates: 51°16′46″N 01°06′04″E / 51.27944°N 1.10111°E
Type Barracks
Site information
Owner Ministry of Defence
Operator  British Army
Site history
Built 1930s
Built for War Office
In use 1930s-Present
Garrison information
Occupants 3rd Bn Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment

Howe Barracks is a military installation in Canterbury in Kent.

History

The barracks were established during the 1930s and became the home of the Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment).[1] They were named after Lieutenant Colonel Gerard Howe, a former commanding officer of the Buffs,[2] and went on to become the regional centre for infantry training as the Home Counties Brigade Depot in 1960.[3] They also became the depot and Regimental Headquarters for the Queen's Regiment in 1966,[4] for the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment in 1992[5] and for the 5th Battalion, the Royal Regiment of Scotland (the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) in 2003.[6] The Queen visited the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders at Howe Barracks in Canterbury in June 2013 to mark their relocation to Scotland.[7]

The barracks remain the home of reservists serving with 3rd Battalion Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment.[8] The barracks will close by 2017.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Canterbury Cathedral". Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Lt Col G R Howe". Queen's Royal Surreys. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Infantry Brigade Depots (Location)". Hansard. 7 March 1958. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Queen's Regiment Magazine". December 1981. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Princess of Wales' Royal Regiment". Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "Canterbury's ties with military end with Howe Barracks closure". BBC. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "Queen visits Howe Barracks in Canterbury ahead of closure". BBC News. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "Uncertainty remains over regiment's role". Canterbury Times. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Ministry of Defence announces closure of Canterbury Army base Howe Barracks". Kent on Line. 3 March 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2014.