Hello Helen I think the Barracks (and cottages) date from the Napoleonic Wars. At the time there were some German troops based in the area and I have seen marriage records referring to the groom as being "of the German Legion". Most likely registers would be those of Bincombe, Preston or Broadwey as the whole area around Bincombe (including what is now Littlemoor) was used as a camp and training area. I am sure I have read something about the German Legion but I can't remember where. The article I am trying to think of contained references to two of them being shot (for desertion?) and buried at (possibly) Bincombe. Sorry I can't remember more but I will keep thinking - I know I have got the article somewhere!! One possible source to look at is Somerset & Dorset Notes & Quotes - the indexes at Weymouth Library are pretty good. Another possibilty would be to see how the cottages were described in the 1841 Census whilst the Library also has a reasonable collection of maps. Hope this helps. Ray Collins Now, just where was that article ............ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Helen Jones" <hsj@melcombe.freeserve.co.uk> To: <ENG-DORSET-LIFE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 9:51 AM Subject: [DOR-LIFE] Radipole Barracks, Weymouth > My daughter's new boyfriend lives in one of the old cottages called > Radipole Terrrace, off Dorchester Road in Lodmoor Hill, Weymouth, which > are all that remain of Radipole Cavalry Barracks and Parade Ground which > was in existence (I think) 1798-1828, according to Eric Ricketts "The > Buildings of Old Weymouth, vol 2". Ricketts says that these cottages were > probably the Officers living quarters and were also known as the 'German > Officers' bungalows. > > My daughter is really keen to find out more about the history of these > cottages, and, as I am always delighted whenever she shows any interest > whatsoever in any aspect of local history, I am trying to help. But.....I > am stuck. I have a large collection of books on Dorset in general and > Weymouth in particular but can only find passing references to the > barracks. Ricketts is the only book which actually mentions the cottages. > > I must confess that so far I have only researched from home and haven't > tried the Record Office or Library through complete lack of time. Someone > told me that there was an article in an old Dorset Year Book, possible by > George Lanning and possibly published in the 1980s but I have not been able > to track this down either. > > Can anyone tell me more about Radipole Barracks and/or the cottages or > point me in the direction of local source material? Also why were the > cottages sometimes called 'The German Officers Bungalows' other than > presumably they were allocated to German Officers! > > Thanks for any help > Helen > > Helen Jones, Weymouth, Dorset > http://www.melcombe.freeserve.co.uk > List Admin Rootsweb Eng Dorset & Scammell Lists, and > British Genealogy Eng-Dorset, Surnames & Forenames list > > > ==== ENG-DORSET-LIFE Mailing List ==== > Visitng the Society of Genealogists? Check their online catalogue to see which Dorset registers they hold: > http://www.sog.org.uk/prc/dor.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >