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

Hello Helen Found it! It was in the Dorset Year Book for 1971/72 (one of only 3 editions I have on my bookshelf). It is an eight page article but the most relevant paragraph is "The Kings's German Legion was raised in Hanover by George III himself in 1803 and served very much as any King's Regiment, as part of his own personal troops. There were two Regiments of Hanoverians in South Dorset in 1804, a Regiment under the command of General Garth in Dorchester and a Brigade of German Light Dragoons stationed at Weymouth in Radipole Horse Barracks - clearly marked on the 1811 Ordnance Survey map." The author is Geoffrey Hudson MC who I think must have been the Major Hudson MC who was Headmaster of St Nicholas School in the 50's and 60's. This being so I would expect the article to have been very well researched and accurate, although his actual sources are not quoted. I was correct about the two Germans shot for desertion. In this case the Mr Hudson uses a direct extract from the Dorchester and Sherborne Journal of 3 July 1801. Hope this helps. Ray Collins ----- 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 >