Harington Barracks 1958 08 Formby Times Barracks Closing Final Passing Out Parade

            A brief history :-
The former Depot of the King's (Liverpool ) Regiment at Seaforth  became inadequate as recruits began to flow in  after the outbreak of war in 1939 and so was moved eight miles north to a "hutted camp"  sited on requisitioned farmland in Formby between Wicks lane and Victoria Rd. This later became Harington Barracks, the King's (Liverpool) Regiment Infantry Training Centre and continued in the early part of the war to receive 200 recruits every fortnight. It closed.
The War Office originally planned to take over Formby Golf Club which was in fact used as officers accommodation for a period. but in the end the new purpose–built barracks was built with vehicular access from Victoria Road and pedestrian access via Blundell Path. This path which still survives today, was the shortest route to the nearest station. Training took place in large gyms, on a large parade ground and on the surrounding open fields. Rifle Training started using .22 Rifles in a covered range situated near where St Jerome’s Church in Wicks Lane is today. Following this further practice took place on the (still surviving) open range at the seaward end of Albert Road and finally at Altcar Rifle Range, (reached by a track across Marsh Farm from Range Lane). 
The barracks was named after a former Colonel in Chief, General Sir Charles Harington, GCB, GYIE, DSO  who died in 1940. From 1941 to 1945 the Commanding Officer, was Lieutenant Colonel Burke Gaffney, MC who soon established a good relationship with local residents. He subsequently became Colonel of the Regiment and wrote the official history of the modern regiment.

   

Taken on: June 8, 2013

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