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Wolseley Barracks (Wolseley Barracas) is the current military camp occupied by the British contingent in UNFICYP.

Located in Nicosia, outside and in front of the walled city, you can access Markos Drakos Street. It is immediately west of Mula Bastion, about 500 m north of the Paphos Gate and within the buffer zone established between the Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot sectors of the island of Cyprus. In front of the field is the intercommunal crossing known as "Ledra Palace Border Crossing."

The current delimitation of the field can be found in

History

In 1900, Reverend Frank Darvall Newham acquired a hectare and a half near the Pedieos River for the construction of the facilities of the recently founded English College of Nicosia.

George Jeffery designed the building complex which, in general, consisted of three blocks, surrounding a large courtyard. These buildings are now occupied by the Nicosia Court of Justice.

The property passed to the British Army in 1934 to house reinforcements for its contingent on the island to deal with the incidents that took place with the Greek Cypriot community. This army placed his command post there and named him Wolsely Barracks in honor of the field marshal Sir Garnet Wolseley who had been British governor of Cyprus.

In 1949, in the vicinity, the Hotel Ledra Palace opened its doors.

In 1959, at the peace conferences in Zurich and London, the British left the place and moved to the sovereign bases of Acrotiri and Dhekelia. The place then passes to the administration of the newly formed Cypriot government.

With the eruption of the intercommunal conflict in December 1963, Greek paramilitaries established a check point in March 1964 in front of the Ledra Palace Hotel. In July of that year, it was dismantled by United Nations troops.

In 1970, the camp was occupied by UNFICYP troops. The Canadian contingent was then redeployed leaving its responsibility in the Kyrenia District under the control of the Nicosia District.

In 1993 it was left by the Canadian contingent, which was relieved by the British contingent, which currently occupies it.

The Ledra Palace Hotel

The Ledra Palace hotel operated until 1974, when Turkish troops invaded the island and then left within the buffer zone. Until then, it was one of the largest and most luxurious hotels in Nicosia. Because of the events he must have closed his doors.

The hotel was designed by Benjamin Günsberg and built between 1947 and 1949 and was added to the swimming pool in 1964. It had 163 rooms, a conference room, library, games room and dance room with orchestra. It had two restaurants, two bars, a cafe and several small shops. On the outside he had a pool for the elderly and a pool for children and tennis courts.

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