Kempston Barracks
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Kempston Barracks keep
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 Kempston Barracks
Location within Bedfordshire
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| Type | Barracks |
| Site information | |
| Operator |  British Army |
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| Built | 1875–1876 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1876-Present |
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| Occupants | Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment |
Kempston Barracks is a military installation at Kempston in Bedfordshire.
History
The barracks were built in the Fortress Gothic Revival Style and completed between 1875 and 1876.[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 Bedfordshire Regiment in 1881 and for the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment in 1919.[3] The building was used as a convalescent centre during the Second World War.[1] The barracks were closed when the regiment was merged with the Essex Regiment to form the 3rd East Anglian Regiment (16th/44th Foot) on 2 June 1958; much of the site has been developed for residential use and the keep is now occupied by a Masonic Lodge.[1]
