Branch Diary & Events
Event
- Title:
- Grenadier Day 2020
- When:
- Sun 19 Jul 2020
- Where:
- Lille Barracks - Aldershot
- Category:
- Of Military Interest
Description
Grenadier Day will be held at Lille Barracks, Aldershot today. Members and their guests should make their own way to the venue; if they are attending. This date was confirmed via a post on the RHQ Facebook page that was posted on 18 January 2020.
Venue
- Venue:
- Lille Barracks
- Street:
- Artillery Road
- Postcode:
- GU11 2NQ
- City:
- Aldershot
- County:
- Hampshire
- Country:
- UK
Description
Named after the Duke of Marlborough's victory at the siege an capture of Lille in October 1708.
The original brick barracks were designed to replace the old wooden hutted encampment of the 1850s, following the Barracks Act of 1890. Lille Barracks was built to house three batteries of artillery.
Demolished in 1958. The site is now occupied by re-built Lille Barracks, although the Victorian Officers' Mess still remains.
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