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ALDERSHOT , an urban district in the Basingstoke parliamentary division of Hampshire , England, 34 M. S.W. by W. of London, on the London & South-Western and the South-Eastern & Chatham railways. It was a mere village
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opinion . The lands at Aldershot, an extensive open heath country, sparsely dotted by fir-woods and intersectedby the Basingstoke canal, were then acquired ,by the . crown. Wooden huts were erected in 1855, and permanent buildings to replace them were begun in 1881. Under the Barracks Act 18go, and the Military Works Act of 1897 and 1899, large sums were provided for completing the work. The former division of North and South camps and, permanent barracks no longer obtains. North camp is now named Marlborough Lines, with a field artillery barrack and five infantry barracks called after Marlborough's victories. South camp is now named Stanhope Lines, after Mr Stanhope, who was secretary of state for, war when the Barracks Act 18go was passed and thergconst{uction commenced in earnest . They contain barracks for *RoyalRoyal Engineers and Army Service Corps, the general parade, which stretches east and west, and five infantry barracks called after battles (other than those of Wellington), of the wars with France, 1793-1815. There are also barracks for the Royal Army J,lfedical Corps; The old permanent barracks (which were built for the most part about 1857) have been renamed Wellington Lines, with cavalry ' and artillery barracks; and three infantry barracks called after Wellington's victories in the Peninsula. For the sick there are the Connaught Hospital in the Marlborough Lines, the Cambridge Hospital in Stanhope Lines, and the Union Hospital in Wellington Lines, , besides the Louise Margaret Hospital for women and children. and the isolated infection hospital.. The drainage, of the station is all modern, and thesewage,is disposed of on a sewage farm under the direction of the war department. The water supply is partly from the Aldershot Water Company, and partly from springs and reservoirs collecting water from a reserved area of war department property. Most of the barracks can accommodate not only the unfits they are constructed for, but also detachments going through courses of instruction. The total of men, women and children for, whom quarters are provided is at times as high as 24,000. Besides the regimental,buildings there are a large number of buildings for garrison purposes, such as quarters and offices for general, staff and departmental officers, with -the warrant and non-commissioned officers ,employed under them; the supply depot with abattoir and bakery; the ordnance stores; barrack stores for furniture and bedding, shops and stores for R. R. services; the balloon establishment
Besides the troops in barracks, during the drill
troo'p's "have been concentrated at the station for training and manoeuvres. End of Article: ALDERSHOT If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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