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ARMY BARRACKS AND DEPOTS
FRANKFORT
BARRACKS
In 1794 Shepherd's woollen manufactory behind Frankfort
Place in the heart of Plymouth was turned into a barracks. [1]
The earliest published description of them was
issued in 1812 [2]:
'Frankfort Barracks are close to
the town, in the western part of it; they are capable of
holding about 700 men, but they have no apartments for
officers: they were originally built for a sail-cloth
manufactory, but this concern not answering, the building
was sold to Government, and converted into barracks.
There is a large enclosed parade behind the barracks, in
which is an hospital for sick soldiers.'
It will be noted that the 1812 quote refers to the
buildings as having been used for the manufacturing of sail-cloth.
Sources:
[1] Gill, Crispin, "Plymouth:
A New History: Volume Two", David & Charles (Publishers) Ltd,
Newton Abbot, Devon, 1979, ISBN 0-7153-7617-9.
[2] "The Picture of Plymouth",
Messrs Rees and Curtis, Plymouth, 1812.
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