Maindy Barracks
| Maindy Barracks | |
|---|---|
| Cardiff | |
 Maindy Barracks | |
  Maindy Barracks Location within Cardiff | |
| Coordinates | 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 Battalion, The Royal Welsh |
Maindy Barracks is a military installation in the Cathays district of Cardiff in Wales.
History
Maindy Barracks opened in 1877.[1] Their creation took place as part of the Cardwell Reforms which encouraged the localisation of British military forces.[2] The barracks became the depot for the 41st (Welch) Regiment of Foot and the 69th (South Lincolnshire) Regiment of Foot.[3] Following the Childers Reforms, the 41st and 69th regiments amalgamated to form the Welch Regiment with its depot in the barracks in 1881.[3]
It was home to the United States Army during the First World War;[4] the Welch Regiment War Memorial unveiled there in 1924 was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens.[5] The barracks were again used by the United States Army during Second World War.[4] In the latter war it was bombed by German aircraft.[6]
The barracks became occupied by the newly formed Royal Regiment of Wales from 1969[1] and by its successor regiment, the Royal Welsh, from 2006.[7]
Based units
Maindy Barracks remains home to:
- HQ 3rd Battalion, The Royal Welsh[8]
- HQ 157 (Welsh) Regiment RLC, 580 (Glamorgan) Transport Squadron and 249 (Cardiff) HQ Squadron[9]
- 1344 (Cardiff) Squadron Air Training Corps[10]
- HQ Number 1 Welsh Wing ATC[11]
- 'A' Company, Dyfed and Glamorgan Army Cadet Force[12]
- Wales Universities Officer Training Corps[13]
References
- ^ a b "Detroit & St Vincent block at Maindy Barracks, Cathays". British Listed buildings. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ "Echoes of the past in these Army cuts". 8 July 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Training Depots". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 10 February 2006. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b "Staff evacuated after unexploded WWII shell found in car park". Cardiff Local guide. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ Newman, p. 287
- ^ "An Army Nurse in Belgium and Germany". BBC. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ "Historic Welsh unit that traces its history back to Rorke's Drift is axed". wales Online. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ "3rd Battalion The Royal Welsh". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ "157 (Welsh) Regiment RLC". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ^ "1344 (Cardiff) Squadron Air Training Corps". Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ "Number 1 Welsh Wing ATC". Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ "'A' Company, Dyfed and Glamorgan Army Cadet Force". Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ "Armed Forces Units". Cardiff University. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
Sources
- Newman, John (1995). Glamorgan. The Buildings of Wales. London: Penguin.
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