Topic: Wolseley Barracks
Wolseley Barracks; pre-1992
This undated site plan shows the buildings of Wolseley Barracks, then known officially as Canadian Forces Base London, some time before the move of the First Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment, from London to Petawawa in 1992. Some of the buildings have had their titles and uses change over time; any additional information of corrections are welcome. Any assistance in narrowing the date of this site plan, based on the removal dates of any of the minor buildings, would also be welcome.
Compare this site plan to Wolseley Barracks in the 1950s, 1958, and 2012.
- "A" Block – Wolseley Hall, the original Infantry School Building and a National Landmark, now the home of the 1st Hussars, the 4th Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment and The RCR Museum.
- "O" Block – Royal School Building
- "P" Block – Garage, more recently Unit Transport for Reserve units.
- "S" Block –
- "T" Block – Originally an Ordnance Stores building, currently used by the City as office space for supported agencies (Neighbourhood Watch, etc.)
- "U" Block – Stores
- "V" Block –
- "W" Block –
- "Z" Block –
- 39 – Base Transport
- 50 – McKenzie Block, originally a barracks, now the HQ building for 31 Canadian Brigade Group and 31 Service Battalion (among other building occupants)
- 51 – Base Transport
- 52 – New Fort Hall; soldiers' mess hall
- 53 – Officers' Quarters
- 55 – Warrant Officers' and Sergeants' Quarters
- 56 – The Royal Canadian Regiment Home Station Warrant Officers' and Sergeants' Mess; now the Wolseley Barracks Officers' Warrant Officers' and Sergeants' Mess
- 57 – Glacis Building; training classroom, later the HQ for the London Service Battalion
- 58 – Victoria Building; headquarters for CFB London and 1RCR
- 59 – Guard Room; Regimental MPs and cells
- 60 – St. Christopher Chapel
- 61 – St. Mark's Chapel
- 62 – Wolseley Club (Junior Ranks' Mess)
- 63 – Beaver Hall
- 64 – Battalion and Company Quartermaster Stores Building (this building burned in 1992, shortly before 1RCR departed from Wolseley Barracks)
- 65 – Wellington Block; barracks
- 66 – Stanley Block; barracks
- 67 – Tecumseh Black; barracks
- 68 – Prince of Wales Hall; originally a kitchen, later used by Combat Support Company, 1RCR
- 69 – Battalion Maintenance Building; where broken vehicles got sent to be resurrected
- 70 – Central Heating Plant
- 91 – The Garrison officers' mess; more recently the Junior Ranks' Mess and the home of the London Military Family Resource Centre (the latter now in the McKenzie Block)
- 92 – The Royal Canadian Regiment Home Station Officers' Mess; now the Wolseley Barracks Officers' Mess
- 93 – HQ and Services' (i.e., Base) Warrant Officers' and Sergeants' Mess
- 96 – Base Construction Engineers
- 97 – St. Jean Block; barracks, and the rifle company offices for 1RCR
- 98 – Gloucestershire Hall; the Base Gymnasium; now the Carling Heights Optimist Community Centre, a municipal facility. 100 – McMahen Street Gatehouse
- 108/109 – 25-yard ranges
For more on the evolution of Wolseley Barracks, see these posts:
- How Carling Farm became Wolseley Barracks
- Wolseley Barracks, 1922
- Wolseley Barracks, 1940s
- Wolseley Barracks, 1950s
- Wolseley Barracks, 1958
- Wolseley Barracks, 1998
- Changes at Wolseley Barracks (2103)
Posted by regimentalrogue
at 12:01 AM EDT
Updated: Saturday, 14 June 2014 1:55 PM EDT
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