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Le Marchant Barracks is a former military installation in Devizes, Wiltshire, England. ==History== The barracks were built in the Fortress Gothic Revival style and named after Sir John Gaspard Le Marchant in 1878.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Le Marchant Barracks )〕 Following the Cardwell Reforms of 1881 the barracks became the home of the Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh's).〔 During the First World War 5,000 soldiers were processed there and over 3,000 reservists were called up there.〔 Between the Wars the barracks were the local infantry training centre and during the Second World War the barracks became a Prisoner of war camp.〔 The barracks remained the home of the Wiltshire Regiment until 1959 after which time they were used as a secondary location by the Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment until about 1967.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Gatehouse to Le Marchant Barracks )〕 Part of the site was still used as a Territorial Army Centre for the 1st Battalion the Wessex Regiment (Rifle Volunteers) after the main barracks closed.〔 The keep was sold by the Ministry of Defence in the 1980s and was subsequently used as a warehouse.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Keep, London Road, Devizes )〕 It was sold again in 2012 and converted for residential use in 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Take peek at converted Keep in Devizes )〕 The keep and gatehouse are Grade II listed. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Le Marchant Barracks」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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