HMS Sherwood, a Royal Naval Reserve stone frigate, is located within the barracks.

The Chilwell depot and barracks were built for the Royal Army Ordnance Corps shortly after the First World War on the former site of the National Shell Filling Factory, Chilwell which had been completely devastated by an explosion in July 1918.

[1] The site continued to be used as a central ordnance depot after the Second World War[2] and, although the central vehicle kit store closed in 1958,[3] when operations moved to Bicester,[4] it continued to operate as a general stores depot and a vehicle workshop.

[8] HMS Sherwood relocated to Foresters House, Chilwell (part of Chetwynd Barracks) in 2014.

[9][10] HMS Sherwood, which is located more than 50 miles (80 km) from the coast; is the only RNR establishment in the East Midlands.