The barracks were built in the
Fortress Gothic Revival Style between 1874 and 1877. 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
54th (West Norfolk) Regiment of Foot and the
95th (Derbyshire) Regiment of Foot. Following the
Childers Reforms, the
45th Regiment of Foot (Sherwood Foresters) amalgamated with the 95th (Derbyshire) Regiment of Foot to form the
Sherwood Foresters with its depot in the barracks in 1881. During the
Second World War the barracks were significantly expanded. However they were demoted to the status of out-station to the
Forester Brigade depot at
Glen Parva Barracks in 1958 and decommissioned in 1963. and the barracks were then demolished in 1981. ==References==