Kempston, The Barracks c.1955
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K96001
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The Regimental Depot of the 16th Foot, the Bedfordshire Regiment, Kempston Barracks was opened in 1876 and the first members of the Regiment arrived in May 1877. In 1918 it was designated as the Regimental Headquarters of the Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Regiment. During the Second World War the barracks were primarily a convalescent unit. Kempston Barracks closed in 1958 and stood redundant for many years, although its fives courts were in use as a leisure facility at least until 1969. More recently the site has been given a new lease of life as a Masonic lodge, although part of the original Barracks, including the Keep, is to remain as a link to the Regimental War Memorial sited on the opposite side of Bedford Road.
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