Victoria Barracks, Sydney

Victoria Barracks
Paddington, Sydney, Australia
The main barracks block
Victoria Barracks is located in Sydney
Victoria Barracks
Victoria Barracks
Coordinates33°53′09″S 151°13′23″E / 33.885905°S 151.223137°E / -33.885905; 151.223137
TypeBarracks
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defence
Controlled by Australian Army
Open to
the public
Yes
Site history
Built1841–1848
In use1848–present
MaterialsHawkesbury sandstone
Garrison information
GarrisonHeadquarters Forces Command
OccupantsAustralian Army Band, Sydney
Official nameVictoria Barracks Precinct, Oxford St, Paddington, NSW, Australia
Designated2 June 2004
Reference no.105277

Victoria Barracks is an Australian Army base in the suburb of Paddington in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Located between Oxford Street and Moore Park Road, it is just north of the Moore Park, the Sydney Cricket Ground and Sydney Football Stadium. Victoria Barracks houses the Headquarters Forces Command.

Listed on the Commonwealth Heritage List in 2004, the site contains one of the most important groups of Edwardian military buildings in Australia.[1] The Army Museum of NSW is housed in the original District Military Prison, constructed in 1847. It is open to visitors on Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and the first Sunday each month (by appointment) from 10:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. The museum is closed during December and January. Tours of the Barracks precinct are conducted by the Corps of Guides on Thursdays starting at 10:00 a.m.

The Australian Army Band Sydney is located at Victoria Barracks.[2]

  1. ^ "Victoria Barracks Precinct, Oxford St, Paddington, NSW, Australia (Place ID 105277)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. 21 March 1978. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Australian Army Band Sydney". Retrieved 31 December 2015.