 Nash had originally intended the barracks to be situated in the northern area of the park, well away from the residential area, and separated from the rest of the park by Regent's Canal.However Nash's plan was not accepted in its entirety by the Crown with one of the changes involving a change in the location of the barracks to its present site.Originally designed to house 450 officers and men and 400 horses the barracks were almost entirely rebuilt between 1891 and 1893.