Clive Barracks
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| Clive Barracks | |
|---|---|
| Ternhill | |
 Clive Barracks | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Barracks |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Operator |  British Army |
| Location | |
  Clive Barracks Location within Shropshire | |
| Coordinates | 52°52′16″N 02°32′01″W / 52.87111°N 2.53361°W |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1976 |
| In use | 1976–present |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | 1 Royal Irish Regiment |
Clive Barracks is a British Army installation at Ternhill, Shropshire, England.
IRA bombing
The barracks were established on the site of the former RAF Tern Hill airfield in 1976; they were initially named Borneo Barracks,[1] before being renamed Clive Barracks after Major-General Lord Clive, who had been born in Shropshire.[2] Some of the early units to use the site were the Queen's Lancashire Regiment, who moved there in 1980,[3] and the Royal Welch Fusiliers, who moved there in 1984.[4]
On 20 February 1989, two IRA bombers activated two bombs within the accommodation barracks at Tern Hill.[5] At that time the 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment (who had arrived in 1987)[6] and the 1st Battalion, The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (who had arrived in 1989) were located at the station.[7] A sentry spotted two men behaving suspiciously and raised the alarm, the barracks were evacuated shortly before the bombs exploded therefore preventing certain loss of life. One of the accommodation blocks was destroyed in the blast (which was reported to have been heard 20 mi (32 km) away in Shrewsbury). The bombers escaped by hijacking a car from a house down the road from the barracks.[5]