Colewort Barracks
| Colewort Barracks | |
|---|---|
| Portsmouth | |
 Colewort Barracks | |
  Colewort Barracks Location within Hampshire | |
| Coordinates | 50°47′38″N 1°06′12″W / 50.79375°N 1.10345°WCoordinates: 50°47′38″N 1°06′12″W / 50.79375°N 1.10345°W |
| Type | Barracks |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1694 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1694-late 1920s |
Colewort Barracks was a military installation at Portsmouth, Hampshire.
History
The facility were originally built as a garrison hospital in 1680 and converted into a barracks in 1694.[1] The barracks were named after a type of wild cabbage which was prevalent in the local area.[2] The barracks were home to the Army Service Corps, responsible for supplies, transport and accommodation, during the First World War.[3] After the war, the barracks fell into disrepair and were demolished to make way for an expansion to Portsmouth Power Station in the late 1920s.[4]
References
- ↑ Wallis, Steve (2016). Secret Portsmouth. Amberley. ISBN 978-1445655161.
- ↑ "Gunwaharf Gate". History in Portsmouth. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ↑ Quail, Sarah (2014). Portsmouth in the Great War. Pen and Sword Military. p. 29. ISBN 978-1473847804.
- ↑ "Old Portsmouth map leaves residents stumped". The News. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
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