Ardwick Green Barracks

Manchester

Ardwick Green Barracks

Ardwick Green Barracks

Location within Greater Manchester

Coordinates| 53°28′17″N 2°13′33″W﻿ / ﻿53.47132°N 2.22594°W﻿ / 53.47132; -2.22594
Type| Barracks
Site information
Owner| Ministry of Defence
Operator|  British Army
Site history
Built| 1887
Built for| War Office
In use| 1887-2018

Ardwick Green Barracks is a former military installation in Ardwick, Manchester.

## History

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The barracks were designed by Lawrence Booth as the headquarters of the 5th (Ardwick) Volunteer Battalion, The Manchester Regiment; they were completed in 1886 and opened by Prince George, Duke of Cambridge, Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in September 1887.[1] The 5th (Ardwick) Volunteer Battalion evolved to become the 8th battalion the Manchester Regiment in 1908.[2] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to Gallipoli and ultimately to the Western Front.[3][4]

During the Second World War, the barracks were used a detention centre for deserters. After the War the barracks were restored to use as the headquarters of 8th battalion of the Manchester Regiment.[5] They became home to the Manchester Regiment (Ardwick and Ashton) Territorials in 1967 and then became base to C Company of 5th/8th (Volunteer) Battalion of the King's Regiment in 1971.[5] This unit evolved to become C (King's) Company of the King's and Cheshire Regiment, still based at Ardwick Green, in 1999.[5] From 2006, the barracks were the home of D (Inkerman) Company of the 4th Battalion of the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment.[6] The barracks were vacated in 2018, and put up for sale following year.[7]

## See also

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* Greater Manchester portal

* Listed buildings in Manchester-M12

## References

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1. ^ "Manchester Regiment Memorials". The Tamesise Citizen. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
2. ^ "8th Battalion, The Manchester Regiment". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 14 November 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
3. ^ "Manchester Regiment". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
4. ^ "Ardwick Teritorial [sic] Army Drill Hall and Offices". Manchester History. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
5. ^ a b c "Kings Regiment". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
6. ^ "4 Lancs". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
7. ^ "Army Reserve Centre development potential for variety of uses STC" (PDF). Retrieved 3 February 2021.