| The Old Barracks | |||||||
| Type: | Barracks | ||||||
| Map Type: | Lincolnshire | ||||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Lincolnshire | ||||||
| Location: | Grantham | ||||||
| Built: | 1858 | ||||||
| Used: | 1858-Present | ||||||
| Built For: | War Office | ||||||
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The Old Barracks is a former military installation in Sandon Road, Grantham. It is a Grade II listed building.
The old barracks in Grantham were designed for the South Lincoln Militia and completed in 1858.[1] The design work was probably carried out by Henry Goddard.[2] The South Lincoln Militia evolved to become the 4th (Special Reserve) Battalion, the Lincolnshire Regiment in 1881.[3] After the 4th (Special Reserve) Battalion was disbanded in 1908,[3] the barracks were occupied by B Company, 4th Battalion, the Lincolnshire Regiment (Territorial Force).[4]
In 1901, the barracks also became the home of A Squadron, the Lincolnshire Yeomanry.[5] The squadron was mobilised at the old barracks in August 1914 before being deployed to Salonika in 1915.[6] The building was used as an Auxiliary Military Hospital during the First World War[1] was used by the yeomanry squadron again after the war until the squadron was disbanded in 1920.[6]
After the 4th Battalion, the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment amalgamated with the 6th Battalion to form 4th/6th Battalion, The Royal Lincolnshire Regiment in 1950, the building was decommissioned and taken out of military use.[4] It was used by local bands during the 1960s and 1970s[7] and by Grantham College in the 1980s[8] before being converted into offices at the end of that decade.[9]