| Anglesea Barracks | |
|---|---|
| Hobart, Tasmania | |
 The two story Soldiers' Barracks at Anglesea Barracks. This building was built between 1847 and 1848. | |
| Coordinates | 42°53′19″S 147°19′32″E / 42.888745°S 147.325496°E |
| Type | Defence Establishment |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | Australian Defence Organisation, Australian Government |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1814 |
| In use | 1814–present |
Anglesea Barracks is an Australian Defence Force barracks in central Hobart, Tasmania. The site was chosen in December 1811 by Lachlan Macquarie and construction began on the first buildings to occupy the site in 1814.[1] It is the oldest Australian Army barracks still in use and celebrated its bicentenary in December 2011.[2]
Despite the small variation in spelling it was named after Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey who was involved with the Board of Ordnance.[3]
- ^ "AHPI Anglesea Barracks". www.heritage.gov.au. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012.
- ^ "Australia's oldest operational barracks celebrates its bicentenary". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
- ^ Jobson 2009, p. 102.