What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: On this site were built the Aldwick Barracks of the late 1700s when coastal defences were being improved against the possible Napoleonic invasion. The Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Gazette 10th October 1806 reported that soldiers of the 72nd and 89th Regiments, inflicted with opthalmia possibly contracted during services in the Mediterranean, were quartered in these barracks. The Sussex Weekly Advertiser of July 15th 1816 announced the auction and removal of the barrack buildings. Recorded plaque organisation: Aldwick Parish Council.
Aldwick Barracks were constructed in the late 1700s to bolster coastal defenses against potential Napoleonic invasion, serving as a significant military installation during the period of heightened European conflict.
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