Alanbrooke Barracks Explained

Alanbrooke Barracks
Type:Barracks
Map Type:North Yorkshire
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within North Yorkshire
Location:Topcliffe
Ownership:Ministry of Defence
Built:1974
Used:1974-Present
Occupants:4th Regiment Royal Artillery

Alanbrooke Barracks is a military installation at Topcliffe in North Yorkshire, England. The site will close in 2031.

History

The barracks were established, on the site of the former RAF Topcliffe airbase, in 1974, as an ordnance field park.[1] The barracks were named Alanbrooke Barracks after Field Marshal Viscount Alanbrooke, a former Royal Artillery officer, when 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery took over the site in 1977.[2] The barracks continued as an artillery base with the arrival of 49 Regiment Royal Artillery in 1982,[3] 27th Regiment Royal Artillery in 1986,[4] 19th Regiment Royal Artillery in 1990,[5] 40th Regiment Royal Artillery in 1998,[6] and 4th Regiment Royal Artillery in 2008.[7]

The barracks were also home to 15th Infantry Brigade from January 1982 to November 1992.[8]

Current units

Future

The barracks are set to close in 2031 under the Better Defence Estate plan.[10] [11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ordnance Field Parks 20 on. British Army units 1945 on. 1 June 2014.
  2. Web site: 1st Regiment RHA. British Army units 1945 on. 1 June 2014.
  3. Web site: 49th Regiment RA. British Army units 1945 on. 1 June 2014.
  4. Web site: 27th Regiment RA. British Army units 1945 on. 29 November 2021.
  5. Web site: 19th Regiment RA. British Army units 1945 on. 1 June 2014.
  6. Web site: 40th Regiment RA. British Army units 1945 on. 1 June 2014.
  7. Web site: 4th Regiment Royal Artillery. British Army units 1945 on. 20 April 2014.
  8. Web site: History of 15th Infantry Brigade. Ministry of Defence. 1 June 2014.
  9. Web site: Army:Written question - 194616. Lancaster. Mark. 29 November 2018. UK Parliament. en. 30 November 2018.
  10. Web site: Hansard, 26 November 2021.
  11. Web site: Disposal database: House of Commons report. 26 November 2021.