Duddeston Barracks
Military installation in Birmingham, England
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Duddeston Barracks was a military installation in Great Brook Street, Duddeston, Birmingham, England.
| Duddeston Barracks | |
|---|---|
| Duddeston | |
Duddeston Barracks | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Barracks |
| Owner | War Office |
| Operator |  British Army |
| Location | |
  Duddeston Barracks Location within West Midlands | |
| Coordinates | 52.485°N 1.879°W |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1793 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1793–1932 |
History
The barracks were commissioned as part of the response to the Priestley Riots; they were designed by John Rawsthorne and completed in 1793.[1] Although intended for cavalry regiments, they were used by the Royal Horse Artillery from 1878[2] and became the home of 1st South Midland Field Ambulance during the First World War.[3] The barracks were demolished in 1932 and the site is now occupied by the maisonettes of the Ashcroft Estate.[4]