{"id":16600,"date":"2017-04-15T16:09:50","date_gmt":"2017-04-15T15:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.memorialatpeninsula.org\/?p=16600"},"modified":"2026-02-18T08:52:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T07:52:24","slug":"the-history-of-shoeburyness-garrison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.memorialatpeninsula.org\/?p=16600","title":{"rendered":"The History of Shoeburyness Garrison"},"content":{"rendered":"

The History of Shoebury Garrison<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Shoebury Garrison<\/strong> is a unique area of national importance. Its history, archaeology and historic buildings, and its unique setting overlooking the mouth of the Thames Estuary with adjacent beaches, parkland and nature reserves make it a fascinating area to explore. Located on slightly raised land at the mouth of the Thames estuary, Shoebury has had strategic importance since prehistoric times.<\/p>\n

Ramparts which may have formed a semi-circle, open to the sea, protected an Iron Age settlement. Parts of the ramparts survive, together with evidence of human activity within them, including round houses, ditches and post holes. The Romans also built a fortified settlement at Shoebury.<\/p>\n

It was attacked by the British in AD50 but is thought to have survived in some form into the 4th century. Its exact position is unknown but a Roman building may have existed near the former Officer\u2019s Mess.<\/p>\n

In the 6th century Saxon invaders re-established a settlement at Shoebury which later became a base for the Danes who sought to overrun the Saxon kingdom. The Danes may have used the Iron Age ramparts as a fortification but no evidence has been found to verify this. Through the medieval and post medieval periods the area remained isolated and rural.<\/p>\n

During the 1840s Royal Artillery artillery ranges near Woolwich became increasingly difficult to use owing to their proximity to the heavily used shipping route along the Thames. Shoeburyness was chosen for a new testing and practice Station. It offered an isolated site, extensive land and foreshore for firing, easy access by river from Woolwich and a coastal location for the transport of heavy artillery.<\/p>\n

Following five years of temporary summer use, development as a permanent Station started in 1854 in response to the Crimean War. The War led to a rapid expansion in testing and practice firing for the army and navy.<\/p>\n

With the adoption of rifled guns* and the commissioning of armoured ships, a \u2018battle\u2019 developed to find more powerful guns on the one hand and more effective armour and coastal defences on the other. This battle was \u2018largely fought on the Marshes at Shoeburyness \u2026..\u2019 (from \u2018Guns & Gunners at Shoeburyness\u2019, 1999, Tony Hill) *rifled guns rotate bullets and shells as they are fired to give greater accuracy, distance and rate of fire.<\/p>\n

Buildings from this early period include:<\/p>\n

Commandant\u2019s House, Mess Road (1854),<\/p>\n

Beach House, Mess Road, for the Station\u2019s second in command (c1856).<\/p>\n

The Officers\u2019 Mess and Servant\u2019s Quarters, Mess Road, 1852, built around a former coastguard station, part of which is still visible.<\/p>\n

The Mess was extended and altered several times over the next 50 years.<\/p>\n

Garrison Hospital, Hospital Road (1856) – possibly the most advanced barrack hospital at that time with separate isolation, fever, casualty and general wards and an internal kitchen. Florence Nightingale may have inspected it shortly after it opened. Single-storey Sergeants\u2019 Quarters are attached to the Hospital.<\/p>\n

Two Powder Magazines, Magazine Road (1851 & c1856). \u2022 And Chapel Road was built (c1857) to give the Station better road access from Ness Road.<\/p>\n

The Crimean War also highlighted the need for a dedicated School of Gunnery for the Royal Artillery to standardise training with the new weaponry. The new School was established at Shoebury in 1859, in a greatly enlarged area of 200 acres, extending to Ness Road. New buildings included:<\/p>\n

Garrison Church, Chapel Road (1866).<\/p>\n

Horseshoe Barracks, (1859-1862). Buildings in a formal \u2018horseshoe\u2019 layout enclosed the parade ground. They were barrack blocks with separate cook houses to the rear, a Sergeants\u2019 Mess, Garrison School, and an arched gateway and clock tower flanked by the guardroom, cells and offices. Their unique design showed reformed standards of military accommodation.<\/p>\n

Gunnery Drill Shed, Chapel Road (1859). \u2022 Long Course Officers\u2019 Quarters (the \u2018Stack\u2019), Chapel Road (1871).<\/p>\n

Married Officers\u2019 Quarters, The Terrace, overlooking the cricket square (1866-1871), included the surgeon\u2019s house.<\/p>\n

Single Officers\u2019 Quarters, 1-7 Warrior Square Road (1860 and c1870).<\/p>\n

Clerk of Works Quarters, 9 Warrior Square Road (c1861)<\/p>\n

Carriage & Wagon Shed, Warrior Square Road (c1860)<\/p>\n

Note the way the Garrison\u2019s buildings reflect the military hierarchy in their designs \u2013 the grander the use or the user then the grander the design and accommodation. By the early 1870s, the Station had been substantially completed.<\/p>\n

From 1865 the Station was used by the National Artillery Association for its annual artillery contests. \u2018Campfield\u2019 to the rear of the Barracks was included in the Station as a camp site for well over 1000 military competitors each year. Campfield Road was constructed as a military road within the Station in 1886, and Sergeants\u2019 Married Quarters (the \u2018Birdcage\u2019 – now Ash Court & Beech Lodge, Rosewood Lane) were built on part of Campfield.<\/p>\n

Artillery training, experimental use of guns, rockets and explosives, and the testing of armour and defensive casements grew up to the end of the century. Experimental casements built in 1872-3 were adapted into the Light Quick Firing Battery twenty years later. The Heavy Quick Firing Battery (1898) also adapted a previous structure.<\/p>\n

Although few of the structures now remain, they have left much archaeological evidence, especially close to the sea wall.<\/p>\n

During this period, the Station played a central role in artillery development such as rifled barrels, breach loading, Hale\u2019s war rockets, shrapnel, quick firing weapons and the replacement of gunpowder with cordite. Notably, William Armstrong, one of the main armaments innovators and manufacturers, tested many of his weapons at Shoebury.<\/p>\n

The inherent danger of the Station\u2019s work was shown when an accidental explosion in 1885 killed seven personnel. Public subscription in memory of those killed paid for a new Married Soldier’s Hospital, Campfield Road (now a public house).<\/p>\n

A memorial is also on the site of the explosion. Improvement of weaponry led once more to the need for longer and more isolated firing ranges. From 1889 experimentation and testing began to be transferred to the New Ranges, north of East Beach, and the Garrison increasingly specialised in training.<\/p>\n

The Garrison\u2019s development had a profound impact on Shoebury, transforming it from a scattered rural community into a Garrison town. Development around the East Gate in the High Street was small scale until the arrival of the railway in 1884. \u2018Cambridge Town\u2019 around the West Gate created slum conditions with unmade roads, no sewers and no piped water. Shoebury Urban District Council was set up in 1895, in part to improve conditions.<\/p>\n

Intensive activity during the World Wars was separated by inter-war decline and the final separation of experimentation and testing from the Garrison. It also saw a reduction in the Garrison\u2019s size with Campfield Road and part of Chapel Road becoming public roads.<\/p>\n

Rearmament in 1936 led to new defences including air raid shelters, command posts, new batteries, and searchlight emplacements. Surviving features are identified in the Council\u2019s \u2018Survey of World War II Defences\u2019, 2001. Visible from the Garrison are other military features of this period: the Cold War Defence Boom at East Beach, which replaced the 1939-40 timber boom; the wreck of a section of Mulberry Harbour off Thorpe Bay, built for the D-Day landings in France; World War II Forts in the mouth of the Estuary to the east.<\/p>\n

Post-war, the Garrison continued to house residential artillery units until 1976 when the Garrison HQ was disbanded. The site was eventually sold in 2000 for development in accordance with an agreed planning brief.<\/p>\n

The Garrison\u2019s military heritage is now nationally recognised and protected. Many of its surviving buildings are listed buildings. And much of the area within the pre-historic ramparts, as well as the Cold War Defence Boom and the Mulberry Harbour, are protected as scheduled ancient monuments. A large part of the Garrison is also a conservation area.<\/p>\n

Development at the Garrison is bringing the whole area back to life. New buildings mostly reflect architectural themes of the historic buildings without slavishly copying past designs. And new open spaces, views, focal points and parkland are being created for the public along with new access to beaches and seawall.<\/p>\n

It really is a unique area to treasure.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sourced from Southend Council<\/p>\n

Royal Artillery explosion Shoeburyness Essex 1885<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Picture by Michael Davis<\/p>\n

The accidental explosion of an artillery shell at the Shoeburyness artillery ranges on 26th February 1885 that killed seven Royal Artillery personnel.<\/p>\n

On 26th February 1885 there was an accidental explosion at the Royal Artillery experimental ranges at Shoeburyness, Essex. A squad under Captain Francis Goold-Adams, the assistant superintendent of experiments, had been firing a breech-loading gun to test some fuses. Colonel Lyon had come from Woolwich to carry out experiments with fuses of his own invention and a rocket float, both of which were too hazardous to be attempted at the Arsenal. Gunner Robert Allen had difficulty fitting one fuse into a shell and Sergeant-Major Sam Daykin took over. He was gently tapping the fuse into position when there was an explosion. Seven staff were killed outright or fatally injured:<\/p>\n

Gunner Robert Allen (aged 38)<\/p>\n

Gunner James Underwood (aged 31 or 34)<\/p>\n

Sergeant-Major Sam Daykin (aged 34)<\/p>\n

Captain Francis Michael Goold-Adams, the assistant superintendent of experiments at Shoeburyness (aged 30)<\/p>\n

Colonel Walter Aston Fox Strangeways, the commandant at Shoeburyness and superintendent of experiments (aged 52)<\/p>\n

Colonel Frank Lyon, the superintendent of the research laboratory at Woolwich Arsenal (aged 51)<\/p>\n

\u00a0Mr James Frederick Rance, a foreman examiner of fuses at Woolwich (aged 34).<\/p>\n

The injuries<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gunner Allen was killed instantly having his right leg blown away and was all but decapitated, a piece of the shell striking him in the neck and nearly severing his head. Colonel Fox-Strangeways had one foot blown off and his leg shattered; Colonel Lyon had both legs blown off just below the thigh; Captain Goold-Adams had both legs blown off and his face mutilated; and Sergeant-Major Daykin had one leg blown off from the thigh; Gunner Underwood had his leg blown off, and another gunner was wounded severely.<\/p>\n

Mr. Rance was severely wounded in the leg, while Mr. Lowe, assistant manager of the Woolwich laboratory and others had narrow escapes.<\/p>\n

Captain Goold-Adams and Sergeant Major Daykin both succumbed to their injuries. Colonel Fox-Strangways and Colonel Lyon had both legs amputated above the knee. However both succumbed from exhaustion and died next day. Gunner Underwood also succumbed to his injuries.<\/p>\n

Funerals<\/strong><\/p>\n

When the funerals of four of the victims took place with full military honours on 2nd March 1885 at St. Andrew\u2019s church, Shoebury, \u2018every shop and factory in the whole of Southend District closed\u2019, The explosion, the funerals, and the inquest were reported in the local press. The funeral service for Captain Goold-Adams was conducted by the rector of Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, that of Sergeant-Major Daykin by the chaplain to the forces, and that of Gunners Allen and Underwood by the rector of Prittlewell, Essex.<\/p>\n

There is a memorial tablet to all the victims in the garrison church at Shoeburyness; only the officer\u2019s grave, close to the south door of St. Andrew\u2019s church, is marked by a gravestone:<\/p>\n

Monumental inscription: In beloved memory of \/ Francis Michael Goold Adams \/ Captain Royal Artillery \/ aged 30 Years \/ who was killed by the bursting of a shell at Shoeburyness \/ whilst in the execution of his duty.<\/p>\n

Francis Goold-Adams’ younger brother Major Sir Hamilton John Goold-Adams (1858-1920) was a colonial administrator and Governor of Queensland from 1915 to 1920. Three of the dead from the explosion were buried elsewhere: Commandant Fox Strangeways at Exeter, Devon; Colonel Lyon at Warrington, Cheshire; and Mr Rance at Woolwich, Kent. In memory of the dead a memorial hospital for the families of officers and soldiers of the Shoeburyness garrison was opened by voluntary subscription.<\/p>\n

This was later taken over as a military hospital in 1909 and was in use throughout the First World War. Captain Goold Adams\u2019 widow later remarried and died at Steyning district in Sussex, she too was buried in St. Andrew\u2019s churchyard next to her late husband:<\/p>\n

Monumental inscription: In loving memory of \/ Evaline Lucy Phillips \/ widow of \/ Captain Francis Michael Goold Adams R.A. and wife of \/ Harry S.F. Jebb of Tullich Lodge Ballater N.B. \/ born 8th May 1861 passed away 2nd March 1907 \/ whom God\u2019s hand rests on \/ has God at his right hand<\/p>\n

One fortunate escape from the 1885 explosion was that of Major John Bally, who was walking near to the smith\u2019s shop at the time; \u2018a splinter flying over the roof of the shop struck him, but was embedded in a book in his side-pocket and he was saved from serious injury\u2019.
\nMajor Bally later became Major-General Commanding Artillery Gibraltar (1902-5). He died at Shoeburyness and is buried close to the south porch at St. Andrew\u2019s church:<\/p>\n

Monumental inscription: John Ford Bally C.V.O. \/ Major-General Royal Artillery \/ 22nd September 1911 aged 67 years
\nCommemoration of the 1885 explosion
\nOn 26th February 1985, the hundredth anniversary of the explosion, a memorial cairn was dedicated at Shoeburyness to the men killed in the explosion.<\/p>\n

On 15th November 1912 a new explosive was being tried in an 80 ton gun as used in the Dreadnought class of battleship. An explosion occurred and the gun was shattered. Four people were seriously injured and conveyed to the garrison hospital. Fragments of the gun were found two to three miles away.<\/p>\n

On 9th January 1913 an 18 pounder gun was being tested. Due to a clerical error by the officer in charge, a charge of 1lb 15oz 5 drams was used instead of 1lb 5oz. When fired the breech of the gun blew out killing gunners Walter Pearson (aged 34) and Harry Hubbard (aged 26). An inquest was held on 11th January 1913 which recorded a verdict of accidental death. Arrangements were subsequently made for men to be put under cover when the first round of any gun was fired.<\/p>\n

A memorial to the victims was erected in St Andrew’s church Shoeburyness: “Sacred to the memory of Gunners Walter Edward Pearson and Harry Hubbard Royal Garrison Artillery who were killed in a gun accident at the new ranges Shoeburyness 9th January 1913 Father into thy hand I commend my spirit This stone is erected by the officers non-commissioned officers and men of the experimental department.”<\/p>\n

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Photo By Glyn Baker<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sourced from\u00a0Wikipedia<\/p>\n

” Gun Accident “<\/strong><\/p>\n

On the 30th April 1917 there was also a Gun Accident<\/strong><\/p>\n

On 2nd May 1917, a inquest was held at Shoeburyness on the five gunners who died from the effects of injuries sustained in a gun accident on Monday, 30th April 1917, on the new range at the Shoeburyness Garrison. It was found that the breach blew out killing the soldiers.<\/p>\n

A verdict of accidental death, was returned.<\/p>\n

Edward Charles Berry, a Gunner aged 26, ( 139193 ) from Ipswich. Died from his injuries at the Military Hospital, Shoeburyness, on the 30th April, he was laid to rest at Ipswich old Cemetery.<\/p>\n

William Butcher, aged 32, a Gunner ( 124782 ) form Godmanchester. Died from his injuries at the Military Hospital, Shoeburyness, on the 30th May, he was laid to rest at St Mary`s\u00a0 Churchyard in Godmanchester.<\/p>\n

Edgar Swift, aged 33, a Gunner ( 2337 ) from London. Died from his injuries at the Military Hospital, Shoeburyness, on the 1st May, he was laid to rest on 4th May, with Military Honours, at St Andrews Churchyard, South Shoebury.<\/p>\n

Albert Ernest Eves, 38, a Gunner (8938 ) from Shoeburyness. Died from his injuries at the Military Hospital, Shoeburyness, on the 1st May, he was laid to rest on 4th May, with Military Honours, at St Andrews Churchyard, South Shoebury.<\/p>\n

Herbert Robin John Wilson, aged 32, a Sergeant ( 22228 ) from Shoeburyness. Died from his injuries at the Military Hospital, Shoeburyness, on the 3rd May, he was laid to rest on 8th May, with Military Honours, at St Andrews Churchyard, South Shoebury.<\/p>\n

Gunner, Davenport and Gunner Rock also sustained injuries in the gun accident, both were taken to the Military Hospital, in a critical condition.<\/p>\n

Sourced and Credited to the Ipswich Memorial.<\/p>\n

3rd Btn the Royal Green Jackets were at Horseshoe Barracks<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Original Representative\u00a0 ( R ) Company<\/b><\/p>\n

The Leeson Street Patrol, Northern Ireland, <\/strong><\/p>\n

\"leeson<\/p>\n

13th September 1971:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1971. R Company, The Royal Green Jackets, <\/strong><\/p>\n

where Cpl Thompson was awarded the DCM for outstanding Bravery.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The original Representative\u00a0 ( R ) Company was formed in 1971 at Netheravon<\/b><\/p>\n

Below is the list of former Rifleman, NCO`s and Officers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Agate<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anderson<\/strong><\/p>\n

Andrews<\/strong><\/p>\n

Askew<\/strong><\/p>\n

Avis<\/strong><\/p>\n

Axworthy<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bailey<\/strong><\/p>\n

Baker<\/strong><\/p>\n

Balfour<\/strong><\/p>\n

Beadon<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bowles<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bromilow<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bryant<\/strong><\/p>\n

Buckingham<\/strong><\/p>\n

Burgess<\/strong><\/p>\n

Burton<\/strong><\/p>\n

Busby<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chadwick<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chapman<\/strong><\/p>\n

Clarke 07<\/strong><\/p>\n

Clarke 14<\/strong><\/p>\n

Clarke 56<\/strong><\/p>\n

Connolly<\/strong><\/p>\n

Corcoran<\/strong><\/p>\n

Daly<\/strong><\/p>\n

Davies<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dawes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Donoghue<\/strong><\/p>\n

Draycott<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dunphie<\/strong><\/p>\n

Elliott<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ellis<\/strong><\/p>\n

Evans<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ewin<\/strong><\/p>\n

Flaherty<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fleming<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fraser<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ford<\/strong><\/p>\n

Foulkes<\/strong><\/p>\n

George<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gibson<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gilbert<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gill<\/strong><\/p>\n

Grabowski<\/strong><\/p>\n

Graham<\/strong><\/p>\n

Grimes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hancock<\/strong><\/p>\n

Handley<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hankin<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hansford<\/strong><\/p>\n

Harnett<\/strong><\/p>\n

Harris<\/strong><\/p>\n

Healy<\/strong><\/p>\n

Henderson<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hewson<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hill<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hillier<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hitches<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hocking<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hodson<\/strong><\/p>\n

Holman<\/strong><\/p>\n

Homles<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hooley<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hopkins<\/strong><\/p>\n

Horlock<\/strong><\/p>\n

Horne<\/strong><\/p>\n

Houghton<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hurding<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jackson<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jones<\/strong><\/p>\n

King<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lane<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leach<\/strong><\/p>\n

McGowan<\/strong><\/p>\n

McGowan<\/strong><\/p>\n

McIver<\/strong><\/p>\n

McLean<\/strong><\/p>\n

Margrain<\/strong><\/p>\n

Martin 69<\/strong><\/p>\n

Martin 79<\/strong><\/p>\n

Masters<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Meakin<\/strong><\/p>\n

Micallef<\/strong><\/p>\n

Moody<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mountford<\/strong><\/p>\n

Murfin<\/strong><\/p>\n

Neale<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nolan<\/strong><\/p>\n

O\u2019Dwyer<\/strong><\/p>\n

O\u2019Rouke<\/strong><\/p>\n

Parfitt<\/strong><\/p>\n

Parr<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pilcher<\/strong><\/p>\n

Powell<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pratt<\/strong><\/p>\n

Preece<\/strong><\/p>\n

Puxley<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ransom<\/strong><\/p>\n

Reynaud<\/strong><\/p>\n

Reynolds<\/strong><\/p>\n

Robinson<\/strong><\/p>\n

Roseveare<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rowlands<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rudkin<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rutherford<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sangster<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sharpe<\/strong><\/p>\n

Smith 032<\/strong><\/p>\n

Smith 132<\/strong><\/p>\n

Smythe<\/strong><\/p>\n

Spence<\/strong><\/p>\n

Strachan<\/strong><\/p>\n

Such<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sugerman<\/strong><\/p>\n

Taylor<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thomas<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thompson<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thornton<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tinsley<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tyrrell<\/strong><\/p>\n

Uyl<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vyvyan<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wakeford<\/strong><\/p>\n

Walker<\/strong><\/p>\n

Walpole<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wennell<\/strong><\/p>\n

Whild<\/strong><\/p>\n

Younger<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sadly some former members of <\/strong><\/p>\n

The original Representative ( R ) Company <\/b>are no longer with us.<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Their place in history lives on)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Memorial & Tribute Chair<\/strong><\/p>\n


\nBoth Are Outside<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Rifleman,s\u00a0 Museum<\/strong><\/p>\n

At The Former<\/strong><\/p>\n

Peninsula Barracks<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winchester.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sourced from Face Book<\/p>\n

Picture from Google<\/p>\n

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