Description- The barracks, which were originally known as the Upper Barracks, Winchester, were built in the early 20th Century on the site of King's House, an unfinished palace designed by Sir Christopher Wren for Charles II which was subsequently destroyed by fire. Some parts of the barracks remain Grade II listed buildings in their own right including the Green Jackets Headquarters and Museum, the Gymnasium, the Main Entrance Gate Piers, the Gates and Flanking Railings and Piers, the Royal Hussars Museum (former Militia Stores), the East Block, the Guardroom, the Chapel and Schoolroom, the Mons Block, the North Block, the Weapons Training Shed and the West Block. The barracks became the depot of the King's Royal Rifle Corps and the Rifle Brigade in 1858.
The barracks went on to become the regional centre for infantry training as the Green Jackets Brigade Depot in 1960. The name of the barracks was changed from Upper Barracks, Winchester to Peninsula Barracks in 1964. The barracks closed in 1985 and military training was moved to Sir John Moore Barracks.
In 1994 the Ministry of Defence sold most of the barracks for private flats.
Cache - This puzzle consists of three pictures that would be familiar to any archaeologist. They are a plan, section drawing and Harris Matrix, respectively. The final cache is placed within the barracks. This cache was placed to coincide with new university students (freshers) arriving, and hopefully joining ArcSoc! This has been placed as part of a 'Geocaching trail - learn about Winchester' day where hopefully new and old students alike can learn more about Winchester, and maybe take up geocaching as a result! Of course anyone can grab these caches!
A) What context number is topsoil always given.
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B) The last number of the cut of posthole A
C) Last 2 numbers of the fill of posthole B
D) Last number of the cut of posthole A
E) The context number of the structure
F) The last two numbers of the context that is directly stratigraphically above the structure
G) Last two numbers of the cut of posthole D
H) The Last two numbers of the oldest cut on the Harris Matrix
The cache is located at N E F.BC W A G.HD
