Royal Marine Barracks, Woolwich | |
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Frances Street, Woolwich, London | |
Coordinates | 51°29′19″N 0°03′20″E / 51.48856°N 0.05560°E |
Type | Royal Marines Base |
Site history | |
Built | 1842–1848 |
Built for | Admiralty |
In use | 1848–1972 |
Garrison information | |
Occupants | Woolwich Division, Royal Marines |
The Royal Marine Barracks, Woolwich was a military installation occupied by the Royal Marines and located in Frances Street, just south of Woolwich Dockyard. After the Royal Marines' departure from Woolwich it was renamed Cambridge Barracks, while the adjacent Royal Marine Infirmary was renamed Red Barracks.