Victoria Barracks, Portsmouth

Victoria Barracks was a military installation at Portsmouth, Hampshire.

History
The barracks were built to provide living accommodation for infantry units and were completed in 1886. It was in effect an extension to Clarence Barracks and shared the same parade ground: the first unit to arrive was the 1st Battalion, the South Lancashire Regiment. The central tower was hit by a bomb and seriously damaged during the Second World War. After the war the barracks were taken over by the Royal Navy and eventually demolished in 1967. The site was subsequently developed for residential use and is now known as Pembroke Park.