27 memories of the Royal Marines Museum in Portsmouth
By Deborah Croker
Published 29th Apr 2020, 18:29 BST
Updated 29th Apr 2020, 18:31 BST
Enjoy a look around the old barracks site and images from its past.
Eastney Barracks was the home of the Royal Marines Museum from 1958 to 2017.
The museum was originally constructed as the Headquarters of the Royal Marine Artillery in the 1860’s and from 1972 to 2017 the museum's displays were housed in the barracks' former officers' mess.
Royal Marines Museum is transporting it's artifacts to the Historic Dockyard.18th December 2019
Pictured: Some of the paintings yet to be removed at the time. Picture: Habibur Rahman | JPIMedia Photo: Habibur Rahman/The News archive
The Yomper staue being erected at the entrance to the Royal Marines Museum at Eastney, being inspected by sculptor Philip Jackson (left) and Colonel Keith Wilkins director of the museum 5th July 1992 | JPIMedia Photo: The News archive
George Plim, a member of the Korean War Veterans Association plays the bugle at the presentation of the statue to the Royal Marines Museum at Eastney. 6th August 1992 | JPIMedia Photo: The News archive
The Yomper staue being erected at the entrance to the Royal Marines Museum at Eastney, being inspected by sculptor Philip Jackson (left) and Colonel Keith Wilkins director of the museum 5th July 1992 | JPIMedia Photo: The News archive
George Plim, a member of the Korean War Veterans Association plays the bugle at the presentation of the statue to the Royal Marines Museum at Eastney. 6th August 1992 | JPIMedia Photo: The News archive