The barracks, which were designed by John Nash and built as the main recruiting depot for the London area,[1] were completed in 1826.[2] Recruiting sergeants for the regiments based at the barracks tended to operate within a tight area defined by St. George's Barracks, Trafalgar Square and Westminster Abbey.[3] The barracks, which were also used as facilities to accommodate regiments of foot guards,[4] were retained into the 20th century because of the need for troops to be at hand to quell disturbances in Trafalgar Square.[5] They were ultimately demolished in 1911[6] and the site is now occupied by the National Portrait Gallery.[7]
^Osborne, Mike (2012). Defending London: A Military History from Conquest to Cold War. The History Press. ISBN978-0-7524-79316.
^"Street Life in London". Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington. p. 9. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
^Thornbury, Walter (1878). "'Trafalgar Square and the National Gallery', in Old and New London: Volume 3". London. pp. 141–149. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
^"Timeline: 1903". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
Sourcesedit
Conlin, Jonathan (2006). The Nation's Mantelpiece: A History of the National Gallery. London: Pallas Athene. ISBN978-1843680208.
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