Maindy Barracks

Maindy Barracks
Cardiff

Maindy Barracks Cenotaph
Maindy Barracks
Location within Cardiff
Coordinates 51°29′55″N 03°11′13″W / 51.49861°N 3.18694°WCoordinates: 51°29′55″N 03°11′13″W / 51.49861°N 3.18694°W
Type Barracks
Site information
Owner Ministry of Defence
Operator  British Army
Site history
Built 1877
Built for War Office
In use 1877–Present
Garrison information
Occupants 3rd Bn 3rd Battalion, The Royal Welsh (Royal Regiment of Wales)

Maindy Barracks is a military installation in the Cathays district of Cardiff in Wales.

History

Maindy Barracks was built to accommodate the Royal Glamorgan Militia when it opened in 1877.[1] In 1881 the newly-formed Welch Regiment became the occupants.[1] It was home to the United States Army during the First World War;[2] the War Memorial unveiled there at the end of the War was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens.[3] The barracks were again used by the United States Army during Second World War.[2] In the latter war it was bombed by German aircraft.[4]

In 1969 the barracks became occupied by the newly-formed Royal Regiment of Wales.[1] It is now the home of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Welsh (Royal Regiment of Wales).[5]

Maindy Barracks remains home to 3rd Battalion, The Royal Welsh. Also on site are:

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Detroit & St Vincent block at Maindy Barracks, Cathays". British Listed buildings. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Staff evacuated after unexploded WWII shell found in car park". Cardiff Local guide. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  3. ↑ Newman, p. 287
  4. ↑ "An Army Nurse in Belgium and Germany". BBC. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "3 Royal Welsh". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "157 (Welsh) Regiment RLC". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "1344 (Cardiff) Squadron Air Training Corps". Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "Number 1 Welsh Wing ATC". Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "'A' Company, Dyfed and Glamorgan Army Cadet Force". Retrieved 12 August 2014.

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