Gibraltar Barracks, Bury St Edmunds

Gibraltar Barracks
Bury St Edmunds
Gibraltar Barracks
Gibraltar Barracks Location within Suffolk
Coordinates	52°14′53″N 00°41′54″E / 52.24806°N 0.69833°E / 52.24806; 0.69833Coordinates: 52°14′53″N 00°41′54″E / 52.24806°N 0.69833°E / 52.24806; 0.69833
Type	Barracks
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	British Army
Site history
Built	1878
Built for	War Office
In use	1878-Present
Garrison information
Occupants	Royal Anglian Regiment

Gibraltar Barracks is a military installation in Bury St Edmunds.

The barracks were opened in 1878. Their creation took place as part of the Cardwell Reforms which encouraged the localisation of British military forces. The barracks became the depot for the two battalions of the 12th (East Suffolk) Regiment of Foot. Following the Childers Reforms, the regiment evolved to become the Suffolk Regiment with its depot in the barracks in 1881.

The Suffolk Regiment Museum was established there in 1935. The barracks went on to become the regional centre for infantry training as the East Anglian Brigade Depot in 1960 and remain the home of the Royal Anglian Regiment today.

The Suffolk Regiment Museum includes uniforms, weapons, regimental trophies, badges, insignia, musical items and other memorabilia.