baɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː, bˈɛɹəks fɚðə ɹˈɔɪəl mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ˈɑːɹɾɪfɪsɚz hæd ɹᵻplˈeɪst ðə bɹˈuːhaʊs ðɛɹ səksˈɛsɚz, ðə ɹˈɔɪəl sˈæpɚz ænd mˈaɪnɚz, ɹᵻmˈeɪnd ðɛɹ ʌntˈɪl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈoːɹ, wˌɛn ɪt wʌz dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd tə pˌʊt ˈɔːl ɡˈæɹɪsən ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ wˈɜːks ˈaʊt tə kəntɹˈækt; wˈɛɹəpˌɑːn ðə pˈoːɹtsməθ kəntˈɪndʒənt wʌz dɪsbˈændᵻd ænd ðə bˈɛɹəks sˈoʊld.
By 1792, barracks for the Royal Military Artificers had replaced the brewhouse (their successors, the Royal Sappers and Miners, remained there until 1834, when it was decided to put all garrison engineering works out to contract; whereupon the Portsmouth contingent was disbanded and the barracks sold).