Inside a hangar at Warminster Tank Barracks,
Imber Road, Warminster.
Vickers Medium Tanks on the left.
Light Tanks, MK. VIB. on the right.
The photograph was taken in 1938.
Inside A Hangar At Warminster Tank Barracks, 1938
Category: Warminster: Tank Barracks
Information and pictures about the Tank Barracks, Warminster.
Barracks Opened At Warminster
From The Wiltshire Times, Saturday 1st October 1938:
Warminster. Barracks Opened.
The Rt. Hon. Leslie Hoare Belisha, Secretary of State for War, opened the first portion of the new £500,000 tank corps barracks at Warminster on Friday. He was accompanied by Lieut. General A.P. Wavell, G.O.C.-in-C., Southern Command.
Warminster ~ Civic Welcome For Tank Corps
From The Wiltshire Times, Saturday 17th September 1938:
Warminster. Civic Welcome For Tank Corps.
A new era opened in the history of Warminster on Saturday when the 3rd Battalion, Royal Tank Corps, entered into occupation of the first part of the new barracks now being erected at a cost of £500,000.
Members of the Warminster U.D.C. assembled at the Barracks to welcome the tanks, which arrived by road from Tilshead by way of Boreham Road and Imber Road. Musical honours were awarded by Warminster Town Band.
New Barracks At Warminster Opened By Mr Hoare Belisha, 1938
September 1938
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Inside A Hangar At Warminster Tank Barracks, 1938
Inside a hangar at Warminster Tank Barracks, Imber Road, Warminster. Vickers Medium Tanks on the left. Light Tanks, MK. VIB. on the right. The photograph was taken in 1938.
Contract Awarded For The New Barracks At Warminster
From The Wiltshire Times, Saturday 20th February 1937:
Warminster. The New Barracks.
We understand that the £350,000 contract for erecting the new Tank Barracks at Warminster has been awarded to W.E. Chivers and Son Ltd., of Devizes.
War Office To Build Cottages At Imber
From The Wiltshire Times, Saturday 14th March 1936:
Imber. War Office To Build Cottages.
Speaking at Warminster Conservative Club on Friday, Mr. R.V. Grimston, M.P., said he had asked a question in the House about new cottages at Imber, and received the reply that the War Office hoped to start that work very soon. The Army estimates included £4,500 for the housing schemes at Chitterne and Imber. There was also £10,000 for a start on the new tank corps barracks at Warminster (applause).
A Start On New Housing And Tank Barracks
Friday 13th March 1936
A Start On New Housing And Tank Barracks
Imber. War Office To Build Cottages. Speaking at Warminster Conservative Club on Friday, Mr. R.V. Grimston, M.P., said he had asked a question in the House about new cottages at Imber, and received the reply that the War Office hoped to start that work very soon. The Army estimates included £4,500 for the housing schemes at Chitterne and Imber. There was also £10,000 for a for a start on the new tank corps barracks at Warminster (applause).