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breakfast room provided downstairs along with kitchens to the rear. James also built two long single-storey blocks (to serve as a school and as offices) either side of the main gate, which he expanded with the addition of a clock tower, and he provided various buildings for stores and other amenities behind the main barrack blocks.
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on the other side of the harbour). In 1858 the mill and millpond were purchased by the
Admiralty; the millpond was drained became part of the site. By 1862 additional barrack blocks had been built between the old pavilions so as to accommodate the full complement of over 1000 men; further expansion,
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oversaw the project, which included provision of a large officers' mess, along with additional officers' accommodation, to the east of the parade ground and a sergeants' mess west of the pavilions. The officers' mess included space upstairs for 80 diners plus a 30-piece orchestra, with a library and
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with the construction of married quarters for officers, took place in the 1890s. A 400-seater theatre was built within the site in 1893.
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625:27 January
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434:References
426:St Vincent
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349:HMS Sultan
333:Royal Navy
99:50°48′00″N
343:Division
305:moved to
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189:Hampshire
171:Occupants
161:1807-1923
152:Admiralty
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229:barracks
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