The Old Barracks, Grantham

The old barracks in Grantham were designed for the South Lincoln Militia and completed in 1858.[2] The design work was probably carried out by Henry Goddard.[3] The South Lincoln Militia evolved to become the 4th (Special Reserve) Battalion, the Lincolnshire Regiment in 1881.[4] After the 4th (Special Reserve) Battalion was disbanded in 1908,[4] the barracks were occupied by B Company, 4th Battalion, the Lincolnshire Regiment (Territorial Force).[5]

In 1901, the barracks also became the home of A Squadron, the Lincolnshire Yeomanry.[6] The squadron was mobilised at the old barracks in August 1914 before being deployed to Salonika in 1915.[7] The building was used as an Auxiliary Military Hospital during the First World War[2] was used by the yeomanry squadron again after the war until the squadron was disbanded in 1920.[7]

After the 4th Battalion, the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment amalgamated with the 6th Battalion to form 4th/6th Battalion, The Royal Lincolnshire Regiment in 1950, the building was decommissioned and taken out of military use.[5] It was used by local bands during the 1960s and 1970s[8] and by Grantham College in the 1980s[9] before being converted into offices at the end of that decade.[10]

• Antram, N; Pevsner, N; Harris, J (1989). The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire. Yale University Press.