Raglan Barracks, Devonport
{{Short description|Military building in Plymouth, England}}
{{For|the barracks in Newport|Raglan Barracks, Newport}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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|name=Raglan Barracks
|image=Gateway, Military Road, Plymouth (geograph 6295278).jpg
|caption = Raglan Barracks (the surviving gatehouse)
|type = Barracks
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|pushpin_map_caption = Location within Devon
|location = Devonport
|coordinates = {{Coord|50.37167|N|4.17237|W|region:GB_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
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|built = 1853–1856
|used=1856-1970s
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|built_for = War Office
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Raglan Barracks was a military installation at Devonport.
History
File:Raglan Barracks, Devonport (1879).jpg
The barracks were designed by Captain Francis Fowke to accommodate two entire regiments in transit for operations overseas and were built between 1853 and 1856.{{cite web|url=http://www.devonportonline.co.uk/historic_devonport/buildings_historic/raglan-gatehouse/raglan-gatehouse.aspx|title=Raglan Gatehouse|publisher=Devonport on line|accessdate=20 August 2017}} Named after FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan,{{cite web|url=http://www.olddevonport.uk/Military%20in%20Old%20Devonport-Raglan%20Barracks.htm|title=Raglan Barracks|publisher=Old Devonport|accessdate=20 August 2017}} the barracks were built in the colonial style with flat roofs and verandas. The site, which had a huge parade ground, was first occupied by the 96th Regiment of Foot in December 1858.
The Prince of Wales presented new colours to the 2nd Battalion The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry at the barracks in November 1887 and the Duke of Cambridge presented colours to the 2nd Battalion, The Somerset Light Infantry there in May 1895.
The barracks were demolished in the early 1970s. The main gateway, which survives, is a Grade II listed building.{{National Heritage List for England|num=1386244|desc=Main Gateway at Raglan Barracks|access-date=20 June 2019}} It was being restored and converted into four 'duplex apartments' in 2023.{{cite news |last1=Elmes |first1=Sarah |title=Historic Plymouth Raglan Barracks gatehouse transformed into must-have apartments |url=https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/property/gallery/historic-plymouth-raglan-barracks-gatehouse-8260244 |access-date=22 August 2023 |work=Plymouth Live |date=17 March 2023}}