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The Rifles Berkshire and Wiltshire Museum

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as the Duke of Edinburgh’s Royal Regiment Museum in July 1982. It was branded as "Redcoats in the Wardrobe" in 1991 and then became the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment (Salisbury) Museum in 1994 and the Rifles (Berkshire and Wiltshire) Museum in 2007. It now has extensive
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The original building on the site was constructed in 1254. It was rebuilt in the 15th century and was used to store the robes of the
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artefacts relating to both the Royal Berkshire Regiment and the Wiltshire Regiment.
213:. The trustees of the museum acquired "The Wardrobe" from the Dean and Chapter of 110: 97: 158: 80: 210: 181:; hence it was known as the "Bishop's Wardrobe" or "The Wardrobe". 51: 340: 139: 134: 126: 87: 75: 67: 217:in 1981 and the new museum was opened by the 8: 21: 314:"The Rifles Berkshire and Wiltshire Museum" 189:The museum combines the collections of the 27: 20: 286: 284: 282: 155:The Rifles Berkshire and Wiltshire Museum 22:The Rifles Berkshire and Wiltshire Museum 231: 161:, England. It is housed in a Grade II* 259: 257: 157:is a military museum at The Close in 18:Military Museum in Salisbury, England 7: 14: 50: 43: 368:1982 establishments in England 1: 363:Regimental museums in England 74: 384: 242:. British Listed Buildings 38: 26: 205:, which had a museum at 193:, which had a museum at 191:Royal Berkshire Regiment 33:The Wardrobe, Salisbury 267:. Time travel Britain 358:Museums in Salisbury 207:Le Marchant Barracks 215:Salisbury Cathedral 179:Bishop of Salisbury 107: /  23: 203:Wiltshire Regiment 111:51.0662°N 1.7996°W 59:Shown in Wiltshire 219:Duke of Edinburgh 152: 151: 375: 344: 343: 341:Official website 326: 325: 323: 321: 316:. Ogilby Museums 310: 304: 303: 301: 299: 288: 277: 276: 274: 272: 261: 252: 251: 249: 247: 236: 148: 145: 143: 141: 122: 121: 119: 118: 117: 116:51.0662; -1.7996 112: 108: 105: 104: 103: 100: 54: 53: 47: 31: 24: 383: 382: 378: 377: 376: 374: 373: 372: 348: 347: 339: 338: 335: 330: 329: 319: 317: 312: 311: 307: 297: 295: 290: 289: 280: 270: 268: 263: 262: 255: 245: 243: 238: 237: 233: 228: 187: 175: 163:listed building 138: 130:Military Museum 115: 113: 109: 106: 101: 98: 96: 94: 93: 63: 62: 61: 60: 57: 56: 55: 34: 19: 12: 11: 5: 381: 379: 371: 370: 365: 360: 350: 349: 346: 345: 334: 333:External links 331: 328: 327: 305: 294:. The Wardrobe 278: 253: 240:"The Wardrobe" 230: 229: 227: 224: 195:Brock Barracks 186: 183: 174: 171: 150: 149: 136: 132: 131: 128: 124: 123: 91: 85: 84: 77: 73: 72: 69: 65: 64: 58: 49: 48: 42: 41: 40: 39: 36: 35: 32: 17: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 380: 369: 366: 364: 361: 359: 356: 355: 353: 342: 337: 336: 332: 315: 309: 306: 293: 287: 285: 283: 279: 266: 260: 258: 254: 241: 235: 232: 225: 223: 220: 216: 212: 208: 204: 200: 196: 192: 184: 182: 180: 172: 170: 168: 164: 160: 156: 147: 137: 133: 129: 125: 120: 92: 90: 86: 82: 78: 70: 66: 46: 37: 30: 25: 16: 318:. Retrieved 308: 296:. Retrieved 269:. Retrieved 244:. Retrieved 234: 188: 176: 167:The Wardrobe 166: 154: 153: 142:.thewardrobe 15: 265:"Salisbury" 114: / 89:Coordinates 79:The Close, 68:Established 352:Categories 226:References 201:, and the 185:Collection 99:51°03′58″N 292:"History" 165:known as 159:Salisbury 102:1°47′59″W 83:, England 81:Salisbury 76:Location 211:Devizes 199:Reading 173:History 135:Website 320:6 June 298:6 June 271:7 June 246:7 June 322:2018 300:2018 273:2018 248:2018 144:.org 127:Type 71:1982 209:in 197:in 146:.uk 140:www 354:: 281:^ 256:^ 169:. 324:. 302:. 275:. 250:.

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The Rifles Berkshire and Wiltshire Museum is located in Wiltshire
Salisbury
Coordinates
51°03′58″N 1°47′59″W / 51.0662°N 1.7996°W / 51.0662; -1.7996
www.thewardrobe.org.uk
Salisbury
listed building
Bishop of Salisbury
Royal Berkshire Regiment
Brock Barracks
Reading
Wiltshire Regiment
Le Marchant Barracks
Devizes
Salisbury Cathedral
Duke of Edinburgh
"The Wardrobe"


"Salisbury"



"History"
"The Rifles Berkshire and Wiltshire Museum"
Official website
Categories
Museums in Salisbury
Regimental museums in England

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