Gibraltar Barracks, Bury St Edmunds

Gibraltar Barracks is a military installation in Bury St Edmunds.HistoryThe 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.MuseumThe Suffolk Regiment Museum includes uniforms, weapons, regimental trophies, badges, insignia, musical items and other memorabilia.