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Bradford Moor Barracks was a military installation at Bradford in West Yorkshire, England.

History

The barracks were built between 1843 and 1844 as part of the response to the Chartist riots.[1] In 1873 a system of recruiting areas based on counties was instituted and the barracks became the depot for the 14th Regiment of Foot.[2] In 1878 the 14th Regiment of Foot moved to Imphal Barracks in York[3] but other troops from the barracks were deployed to suppress the riots in Bradford in 1891.[4] During the First World War the barracks were used to accommodate German prisoners of war.[5] By 1931 the barracks had been decommissioned and were in a poor state: they were demolished to make way for a housing scheme.[6]

References

  1. ^ White's 1853 Directory & Gazetteer of Leeds, Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield & Wakefield
  2. ^ "Training Depots". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 10 February 2006. Retrieved 16 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ "A History of Imphal Barracks" (PDF). Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Strike Riots at Bradford". The Times. 14 April 1891. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Bradford's struggle to keep the home fires burning". Yorkshire Post. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Barracks, Bradford". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 5 March 1931. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
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