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.
Author Ricky D Phillips launched his book called "The First Casualty - The Untold Story of the Falklands War" at the Royal Marines Museum on the 28th March 2017.
Pictured is: Royal Marine veterans (l-r) Ray Bloye, Mark Gibbs and Nick Williams. Picture: Sarah Standing (170451-8652) Photo: The News archive
Royal Marines Museum is transporting it's artifacts to the Historic Dockyard. 18th December 2019
Pictured: Models of HMS Invicible and HMS Bounty boxed and ready to be moved at the time. Picture: Habibur Rahman Photo: Habibur Rahman/The News archive