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Beavers Lane Camp

Coordinates: 51°28′03″N 00°23′51″W / 51.46750°N 0.39750°W / 51.46750; -0.39750
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Beavers Lane Camp
Hounslow
Beavers Lane Camp is located in Greater London
Beavers Lane Camp
Beavers Lane Camp
Location within London
Coordinates51°28′03″N 00°23′51″W / 51.46750°N 0.39750°W / 51.46750; -0.39750
TypeBarracks
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
Operator British Army
Site history
BuiltPre-War
Built forWar Office
In usePre-War to 1983

Beavers Lane Camp, Hounslow, London is a former camp of the British Army.

History

The camp was originally built as an extension to the Cavalry Barracks, Hounslow. In the spring of 1942, during the Second World War, the camp became home to the 70th Battalion the Middlesex Regiment, who had been stationed in the Cavalry Barracks, Hounslow (a few hundred yards up on the other side of Beaver Lane); they remained there until August 1943. After the war it became an Infantry Training Centre with accommodation for circa 1,500 staff.[1]

The camp was the home of 10 Signals Regiment until 1983[2] when the camp was closed and the site became an industrial estate.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Edith's Streets". Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Beavers Lane Camp, Hounslow - home to 10 Signals Regiment". Retrieved 15 April 2014.