The Regimental Museums in Peninsula Barracks - TrustNews August 1989
It seems very appropriate that three Regiments whose refurbished Museums are now situated in the Peninsula Barracks should each have strong royal connections and distinguished records of fighting for their country. Their Museums now stand in an area which, for over 1000 years, has been associated with the defence of the Monarchy, and part of which contained the Palace of Charles II.
The Royal Green Jackets has had 200 years of royal patronage, culminating in 1966 when HM the Queen became their Colonel in Chief: the Royal Hussars in the shape of the 10th and 11th Hussars have had Royal Colonels since 1769 and since 1969, HRH Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, has been Colonel in Chief: and the Gurkha Regiments have an enthusiastic Colonel in Chief in HRH Prince Charles. We should not forget too the Royal Hampshire Museum in Serle's House whose Colonel in Chief is HRH Princess Diana.
The plan below shows where the Museums will be. Starting with "T" Block, this will house the Museum of the Royal Green Jackets, except that half the ground floor will contain the Museum of the Light Infantry Division which, formed in 1968, is made up of four former Light Infantry regiments, namely the Somerset & Cornwall, the King's Own Yorkshire, the King's Shropshire and the Durham Light Infantry, all of which have their own Museums elsewhere.
In Block "C" the Royal Hussars Museum will be on the Ground Floor, left, with their offices and archives on the first floor above. The Ghurka Muesum will be on the Ground Floor, right, and on the first floor above, and also the whole of the second floor which will include their own offices and archives. The top floor will be occupied by the archives and offices of the Royal Green Jackets and the Light Infantry Museum.
The latest news on the opening of these Museums is, as follows:
| The Light Infantry | October/November 1989 |
| Royal Green Jackets | Late November 1989 |
| Royal Hussars | Easter 1990 |
| Gurkhas | May 1990 |
Peninsula Barracks map