[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] The barracks, which were named after Major-General Sir Isaac Brock,[8] were built in the Fortress Gothic Revival Style and completed in 1881.

[9] Their creation took place as part of the Cardwell Reforms which encouraged the localisation of British military forces.

[11] During the Second World War the 401st Glider Infantry Regiment of 101st Airborne of the United States Army were based at the barracks in preparation for the Normandy landings.

[13] The Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment retained their administrative headquarters at Brock Barracks until they moved to Cathedral Close in Salisbury in 1982.

[16] On 12 May 1980 the Secretary of State for Defence sold the Keep, the Gatehouse and the original Gateway to Brock Barracks to Reading Borough Council.