Caterham Barrack Block Names
The various barrack blocks at the Guards Depot. Caterham, had very distinguished names, whose bearers had significant connections with the Foot Guards Regiments.
ABLEMARLE BLOCK: George Monck, First Duke of Albemarle.
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ALEXANDER BLOCK: Field Marshal Harold Rupert Leofric George, Earl Alexander of Tunis.
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Earl Alexander of Tunis
CAMBRIDGE BLOCK: Adolphus Frederick, Duke of Cambridge.
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CODRINGTON BLOCK: General Sir William John Codrington.
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EDWARD BLOCK: HRH Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII, and then Duke of Windsor.
![](https://theguardsdepot.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/HRH_The_Prince_of_Wales-760x1024.jpg)
ELIZABETH BLOCK: HRH Princess Elizabeth, now HM The Queen.
![](https://theguardsdepot.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/HRH-Princess-Elizabeth-1024x954.jpg)
MONCK BLOCK: George Monck, First Duke of Albemarle.
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ROBERTS BLOCK: Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts VC, First Earl of Kandahar, Pretoria and Waterford.
![](https://theguardsdepot.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Earl_Roberts_of_Kandahar.jpg)
VICTORIA BLOCK: HM Queen Victoria.
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WELLINGTON BLOCK: Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, First Duke of Wellington and Ciudad Rodrigo.
![](https://theguardsdepot.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Sir_Arthur_Wellesley_1st_Duke_of_Wellington.png)
WOODFORD BLOCK: Field Marshal Alexander George Woodford.
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YORK BLOCK: Frederick August, Duke of York and Albany.
![](https://theguardsdepot.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Frederick_Duke_of_York_1800-1820.jpg)