Maindy Barracks

Maindy Barracks
Cardiff

The Welch Regiment War Memorial at Maindy Barracks
Maindy Barracks
Location within Cardiff
Coordinates 51°29′55″N 03°11′13″W / 51.49861°N 3.18694°W / 51.49861; -3.18694Coordinates: 51°29′55″N 03°11′13″W / 51.49861°N 3.18694°W / 51.49861; -3.18694
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

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]

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

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

References

  1. 1 2 "Detroit & St Vincent block at Maindy Barracks, Cathays". British Listed buildings. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Echoes of the past in these Army cuts". 8 July 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Training Depots". Regiments.org. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Staff evacuated after unexploded WWII shell found in car park". Cardiff Local guide. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  5. ↑ Newman, p. 287
  6. ↑ "An Army Nurse in Belgium and Germany". BBC. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "157 (Welsh) Regiment RLC". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "1344 (Cardiff) Squadron Air Training Corps". Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "Number 1 Welsh Wing ATC". Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "'A' Company, Dyfed and Glamorgan Army Cadet Force". Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "Armed Forces Units". Cardiff University. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

Sources

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