[3] The barracks were built because King George III understood the need to improve Great Britain’s defences against potential invasion by Napoleon’s French troops.

[3] The main three-story block is to the southwest of where the parade ground was located.

[2] It is a long rectangular building with four doorways facing what was the parade ground.

[1] There is a plan of the barracks dating from 1907 in the UK National Archives.

[5] The site is located on Barrack Road, which leads to Nothe Fort.