# Mitcham Road Barracks

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Mitcham Road Barracks Croydon Mitcham Road Barracks, Croydon Site information Type Drill hall Location Mitcham Road Barracks Location within London Coordinates 51°22′40″N 0°06′36″W / 51.37781°N 0.11003°W / 51.37781; -0.11003 Site history Built 1794 Built for War Office In use 1794-Present

**Mitcham Road Barracks** is an [Army Reserve](/source/Army_Reserve_(United_Kingdom)) centre in [Croydon](/source/Croydon), [London](/source/London), with a history dating back to 1794.

## History

The barracks were designed as a depot for recruits of the [Grenadier Guards](/source/Grenadier_Guards), the [Coldstream Guards](/source/Coldstream_Guards) and the [Scots Guards](/source/Scots_Guards) regiments and were completed, as part of the British response to the [French Revolution](/source/French_Revolution), in 1794.[1] The barracks became the headquarters of the [2nd Surrey Rifle Volunteers](/source/4th_Battalion%2C_Queen's_Royal_Regiment_(West_Surrey)) in 1859.[2] The 2nd Surrey Rifle Volunteers evolved to become the [4th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)](/source/4th_Battalion%2C_Queen's_Royal_Regiment_(West_Surrey)) in 1908.[1] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to [India](/source/India).[3] After benefitting from a major modernisation of the barracks in the 1930s, the battalion became a searchlight regiment in 1938 and a light anti-aircraft regiment in 1942.[4]

The battalion was reconstituted as 598th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, [Royal Artillery](/source/Royal_Artillery) in 1947 and evolved to become a battery within 565th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery in 1955, while still based at the Mitcham Road Barracks.[4] The unit reverted to its county infantry regiment status title as part of the 3rd Battalion, The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment in 1961.[4] The battalion was reduced to company size as D Company, 6th (Territorial) Battalion, The Queen's Regiment (Queen's Surreys), still based at the Mitcham Road Barracks, in 1967.[5] However the company was disbanded following a reorganisation in 1971.[5]

Meanwhile, C (Kent and County of London) Squadron, the [Royal Yeomanry](/source/Royal_Yeomanry) had also been formed at the Mitcham Road Barracks in 1967;[6] it evolved to become C (Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry) Company, the Royal Yeomanry in 1999.[6]

## Current use

The barracks still remains an active [Army Reserve](/source/Army_Reserve_(United_Kingdom)) Centre.[7][8] It currently accommodates:[9]

- C Squadron ([Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry](/source/Kent_and_Sharpshooters_Yeomanry)), [The Royal Yeomanry](/source/The_Royal_Yeomanry), in Sharpshooter House[10]

- 150 Platoon, 133 Divisional Recovery Company, 103 Force Support Battalion, [Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers](/source/Royal_Electrical_and_Mechanical_Engineers)

- Mortar Platoon of B Company, [4th Battalion, Parachute Regiment](/source/4th_Battalion%2C_Parachute_Regiment), in Arnhem House[10]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-drill_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-drill_1-1) ["Mitcham Road Barracks"](https://www.drillhalls.org/Counties/Surrey/TownCroydon.htm). The Drill Hall Project. Retrieved 29 June 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["The Surrey Rifle Volunteers 1859 - 1908"](http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/militia_vol_territorials/mvt41_1.shtml). Queen's Royal Surreys. Retrieved 31 January 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-trail_3-0)** ["Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)"](https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/regiments-and-corps/the-british-infantry-regiments-of-1914-1918/queens-royal-west-surrey-regiment/). The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 31 May 2016.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-regiments4_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-regiments4_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-regiments4_4-2) ["4th Battalion, The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20051116043935/http://regiments.org/regiments/uk/volmil-england/vinf-so/sy-W4.htm). Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 16 November 2005. Retrieved 29 June 2017.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_bot:_original_URL_status_unknown))

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-reg_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-reg_5-1) ["The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment"](https://web.archive.org/web/20051122173338/http://regiments.org/regiments/uk/volmil-england/vinf-so/sy-q6.htm). Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 22 November 2005. Retrieved 29 June 2017.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_bot:_original_URL_status_unknown))

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-regimentsry_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-regimentsry_6-1) ["The Royal Yeomanry"](https://web.archive.org/web/20051123115227/http://regiments.org/regiments/uk/volmil-england/vcav/1RYR.htm). Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 23 November 2005. Retrieved 29 June 2017.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_bot:_original_URL_status_unknown))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Drill Hall Register"](https://www.steppingforwardlondon.org/assets/docs/sections/17.pdf) (PDF). Stepping Forward London. Retrieved 29 June 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["C Squadron, the Royal Yeomanry"](http://www.army.mod.uk/armoured/regiments/34091.aspx). Retrieved 29 June 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Army Reserve Units | Croydon"](https://jobs.army.mod.uk/army-reserve/find-a-reserve-centre/south-east/mitcham-road-the-barracks/).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_10-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_10-1) ["Local armed forces presence | Croydon Council"](https://www.croydon.gov.uk/community-and-safety/support-groups-and-advice/armed-forces-community-covenant/local-armed-forces-presence). *www.croydon.gov.uk*. Retrieved 12 May 2024.

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