Howe Barracks
[1] Sir Edward Hales completed construction of the cavalry barracks slightly further up Sturry Road in 1795 and artillery barracks were built on land between these sites around the same time.[1] In 1873 a system of recruiting areas based on counties was instituted under the Cardwell Reforms and the barracks became the depot for the two battalions of the 3rd (East Kent) Regiment of Foot.[3] They were named after Lieutenant Colonel Gerard Howe, a former commanding officer of the Buffs,[4] and went on to become the regional centre for infantry training as the Home Counties Brigade Depot in 1960.[8] The Queen visited the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders at Howe Barracks in Canterbury in June 2013 to mark their relocation to Scotland.[9] The barracks were also the home of reservists serving with 3rd Battalion Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment.