This is a study into the many Army Barracks that have existed in the Essex area.

South East Essex map 1808 ***

 

Romford - Barrack Ground (later Waterloo Road) was built in 1795 and existed until 1825, **

Warley Barracks 

 

Tilbury Fort

 

Purfleet

 

Shoeburyness Barracks

 

Colchester Barracks (St Botolph)

 

Hornchurch - Grey Towers (New Zealand Convalescent Hospital)

 

References & Helpful people

*: Warley Magna to Great Warley - George Harper(1956)  - This book is very good, but lacks any references to source material, and is therefore suspect as to whether information is correct.

**  Romford Now & Then

***  Peter Owen's site

**** Fred, Editor of  Essex Family Historian

****** Rudyard Kipling