The barracks were built in the
Fortress Gothic Revival Style and were completed between 1879 and 1881. Their creation took place as part of the
Cardwell Reforms which encouraged the localisation of British military forces. The barracks became the
depot for the two battalions of the
13th (1st Somerset) Regiment of Foot. The barracks were named after the
Battle of Jellalabad in which the regiment had taken part. 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. After the Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry moved out, the barracks were taken over by the Royal Army Pay Corps (RAPC) and became the Regimental Pay Office, Taunton. The barracks were sold for residential development in the early 1990s. Although many of the buildings were demolished in 1999, the keep still survives and is now a Grade II
listed building. ==References==