Cavalry Barracks, Hounslow
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Cavalry Barracks is a former British Army installation located north of Hounslow Heath in Hounslow, west London. Hounslow was one of 40 new barracks established around the country in the wake of the F
Aerial view of Cavalry Barracks, Hounslow
Fusiliers' Block of 1876, built as part of the expansion of the site.
View through the main gate, with the Keep just visible to the left.
Former barracks Chapel, dating from 1845.
The 57th Regiment of Foot was a regiment of line infantry in the British Army, raised in 1755. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 77th Regiment of Foot to form the Middlesex Regiment i
Cavalry Barracks, Hounslow
…site was significantly expanded to create infantry barracks alongside the cavalry accommodation. In 1875, the barracks also became the depot for the 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot and the 77th (East Middlesex) Regiment of Foot. Following the Childers Reforms, the 57th and 77th regiments amalgamated to form the Middlesex Regiment…
Badge of the 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot
1804 portrait of a regimental lieutenant
The drummer boys of the 57th Regiment at the Battle of Albuera, May 1811; "Steady the Drums and Fifes" by Lady Elizabeth Butler
Lieutenant-Colonel H.J. Warre and an unidentified non-commissioned officer of the 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot, serving in the Crimean War, photographed in 1855 by Roger Fenton