{{Short description|Military installation in Surrey, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox military structure |name=Stoughton Barracks |image=Stoughton Barracks, Guildford - geograph.org.uk - 58144.jpg |caption = Stoughton Barracks |type = Barracks |map_type = Surrey |pushpin_map_caption = Location within Surrey |location = [[Guildford]] |coordinates = {{Coord|51|15|19|N|00|35|29|W|region:GB_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} |ownership = [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]] |operator = {{army|United Kingdom}} |built = 1876 |used=1876–1983 |architect = |built_for = [[War Office]] |garrison = |occupants = [[Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)|Queen's Royal (West Surrey) Regiment]] }} '''Stoughton Barracks''' was a military installation at [[Guildford]] in [[Surrey]].
==History== The barracks were built in the [[Gothic Revival architecture|Fortress Gothic Revival Style]] and completed in 1876.<ref name=history>{{cite web|url=http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/1661to1966/regimental-depots/depots-guildford.shtml|title=The Regimental Depots: Stoughton Barracks, Guildford|publisher=Queen's Royal Surreys|accessdate=12 January 2020}}</ref> Their creation took place as part of the [[Cardwell Reforms]] which encouraged the localisation of British military forces.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/9383385/Echoes-of-the-past-in-these-Army-cuts.html|title=Echoes of the past in these Army cuts|date=8 July 2012| accessdate= 13 November 2014}}</ref> The barracks became the [[Regimental depot|depot]] for the two battalions of the [[Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)|2nd (West Surrey) Regiment of Foot]].<ref name=training>{{cite web|url=http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/depot/1873.htm|title=Training Depots|publisher=Regiments.org|accessdate=16 October 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060210172841/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/depot/1873.htm|archivedate=10 February 2006}}</ref> Following the [[Childers Reforms]], the regiment evolved to become the Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) with its depot in the barracks in 1881.<ref name=training/>
The barracks were used as an army recruiting centre during the [[World War I|First World War]] and as a reception and training centre for infantry recruits during the [[World War II|Second World War]].<ref name=history/> In 1958 the barracks were used a location for the comedy film ''[[Carry On Sergeant]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reelstreets.com/index.php/component/films/?task=view&id=1613&film_ref=carry_on_sergeant|title=Carry on Sergeant|publisher=Reel Streets|accessdate=30 May 2014}}</ref> The barracks ceased to be a regimental depot in 1959 when the Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) was amalgamated with the [[East Surrey Regiment]], although the keep was still used as a pay office and a record office until 1983 when it was sold to [[Countryside Properties]].<ref name=history/> The building is now known as "Cardwell's Keep".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yourlocalweb.co.uk/surrey/park-barn/pictures/1204552-plaque-at-cardwells-keep/|title=Plaque at Cardwell's Keep|publisher=Local web|accessdate=30 May 2014}}</ref>
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[[Category:Installations of the British Army]] [[Category:Guildford]] [[Category:Military installations established in 1876]] [[Category:Military installations closed in 1983]] [[Category:Former barracks in England]]