Jellalabad Barracks, Taunton
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Jellalabad Barracks at Taunton with the Vivary Park Queen Victoria Memorial Fountain of 1907 in the foreground
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 Jellalabad Barracks
Location within Somerset
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| Type | Barracks |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Operator |  British Army |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1879–1881 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1881-1999 |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | Somerset Light Infantry |
Jellalabad Barracks was a military installation in Taunton.
History
The barracks were built in the built in the Fortress Gothic Revival Style and became the depot for the Somerset Light Infantry when they were completed between 1879 and 1881.[1] The barracks were named after the Battle of Jellalabad in which the Regiment had taken part.[1] Their creation took place as part of the Cardwell Reforms which encouraged the localisation of British military forces.[2] Many recruits enlisted at the barracks at the start of the First World War.[3]
The regiment remained at the barracks until it amalgamated with the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry to form the Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry in 1959. The barracks were sold for residential development in the early 1990s.[4] Although many of the buildings were demolished in 1999,[5] the keep still survives and is now a Grade II listed building.[6]
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