Location of military Barracks

[ShaunJ]

The Barracks area is clearly identified on this 1891 map

https://maps.nls.uk/view/126523088#zoom=7&lat=6964&lon=7468&layers=BT

[Andy J2022]

Thanks for that link Shaun. It's obvious from that map the place known as The Barracks was nowhere near Dyesbrook Lane as identified in the other RootsChat thread which I linked to.  Also, looking at the 1845 map which hanes teulu linked to, some of the buildings making up the barracks appear to be there more than 45 years earlier.

[AlanBoyd]

Found on pinterest. Purportedly The Barracks, West Derby, 1880s. Judging by the childrens’ clothes it is much more recent I would say. The Barracks appears as an address in the 1921 census but not the 1939 Register.

[hanes teulu]

AB,
Great find.

[MaecW]

I also think it is incorrect to imply (as the linked article does) that Britain was more active in its programme of fortifications after Napoleon was defeated (1815) than it was before. While it is true that Britain continued to update the fortifications, mainly around the South coast, in reaction to technological changes in weaponry, this was due to a general unease in Europe including the rise of a unified German state, and very little to do with any specific threat from France. France and Britain were allies during the Crimean War (1854 -56) and generally had friendly relations for the remainder of the century, although they remained rivals elsewhere in the World, especially in Africa and Indo-China.

Staying OTT, you are overlooking the enormously expensive "Palmerston Forts" built to guard against a possible threat from the French under Napoleon III (wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmerston_Forts).