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Napier Barracks  
 
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23 Field Regiment RE (1)
27th Missile  Regiment RA 1961-1966
36th Heavy Air Defence Regiment RA 1964-1977 (2)
16 Air Defence Regiment RA
22 Air Defence Regiment RA 
12 Air Defence Regiment RA
Closed 31 October 1995
 
(1) Here during the late 1940'/early 1950's, the unit built the Globe cinema out of a Nissen hut.
(2) The Regiment arrived form Glamorgan Barracks, Duisburg in 1964. They were disbanded at the end of 1977.
These barracks were named after General Sir William Francis Patrick Napier KCB, of the Royal Irish Artillery.
 
  
Left - The Main Gate of Napier Barracks (47 GW Regt. RA.).
Right - The main road in the direction of the swimming pool. The first building on the left, is the accommodation block WO`s and Sgt`s Mess. The second building, the Mess.
Courtesy of Mr John O'Meara
Left - Officers' Mess. Right - WO`s and Sgt`s Mess?
Courtesy of Mr John O'Meara
Left - Napier Barracks in February 1959. Right - Fire Station
Courtesy of Mr John O'Meara
 
Left - Part of one of the railway platforms and buildings, later made into a N.C.O`s Club? The railway line itself, had been torn up and sold as scrap, long before my time 1959. This had been on the orders of a major in the R.E. The profits going to a very small circle of people. The Major himself was later Court Marshalled.
Right - Napier Barracks.
Courtesy of Mr John O'Meara
 Right - The swimming pool emptied out. Right - Original airfield Control Tower.
Courtesy of Mr John O'Meara
 
Left - Part of the original runway, taken from the east.
Right - The Luftwaffe long distance aircraft firing range (full of spent rusty cannon shells). Another one of these type ranges can be found on the Fallingbostel Various pages.
Courtesy of Mr John O'Meara
Left -Exit door through the side bank of the Medium firing range, and down steps to the target pit.
 Right - The Long distance firing range. This shows the wheel depressions, set in the concrete at various distances from the target area (target pit), for the aircraft being tested. The wheel depressions possibly placed for a FW 190 aircraft.
Courtesy of Mr John O'Meara
Left - The original steel gas and fire proof door (33 persons).
Right - An air raid shelter under one of the barrack blocks.
Courtesy of Mr John O'Meara
 
The following photographs are kind courtesy of The Association of 36 Heavy Air Defence Regiment RA. Thank you to them. They can be found at www.36regimentra.org.uk