Bodmin in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

Bodmin Militia Stores Keep

Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 6, 2018

1. Bodmin Militia Stores Keep Marker

Inscription.
In 1859, because of the aggressive foreign policy pursued by Napoleon III, Britain felt herself under threat of invasion by France. This keep was built in that year, on land donated by the Town of Bodmin, as a militia stores, designed to hold stocks of weapons and equipment required for the rapid mobilization of the Royal Cornwall Militia.

In 1881 as a result of a radical reorganisation of the British infantry the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry was formed from an amalgamation of the 32nd (Cornwall) Light Infantry and the 46th (South Devonshire) Regiment of Foot. This new regiment consisted of two regular battalions, a militia battalion, two volunteer battalions and a depot.

The old militia keep was incorporated into a much larger depot barracks built behind it. For the next 87 years this was the home of the D.C.L.I., and virtually every officer and soldier passed through its gates.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 50° 27.918′ N, 4° 42.911′ W. Marker is in Bodmin, England, in Cornwall. It is on St Nicholas Street (England

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Route B3268) close to Castle Canyke Road, on the right when traveling north. Located on Cornwall’s Regimental Museum. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bodmin, England PL31 1EG, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South West England.

Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean,

in the North Atlantic Region,

on the Atlantic Arc,

in Europe,

on the Celtic Fringe,

in Atlantic Europe,

on one of the British Isles,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: U.S. Army 29th Infantry Division Memorial (here, next to this marker); RAF Linguists Association (a few steps from this marker); Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Bodmin War Memorial (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Bodmin Beacon (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); The Trafalgar Way (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Sir Arthur Quiller Couch House (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); In Memory of Private Richard Masters (approx.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 6, 2018

2. Bodmin Militia Stores Keep Marker

10.1 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bodmin.

Also see . . . Bodmin Keep: Welcome to Cornwall’s Army Museum. Website homepage (Submitted on December 12, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Cornwall’s Regimental Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 6, 2018

3. Cornwall’s Regimental Museum

Credits. This page was last revised on December 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 273 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 4, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.