Chapeltown Barracks | |
Type: | Barracks |
Map Type: | West Yorkshire |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within West Yorkshire |
Location: | Leeds |
Coordinates: | 53.811°N -1.527°W |
Ownership: | Ministry of Defence |
Built: | 1820 |
Used: | 1820-1988 |
Built For: | War Office |
Chapeltown Barracks was a military installation in Chapeltown, Leeds, England, situated on the north and south sides of Barrack Road.[1]
The barracks were constructed by Craven and Co. in 1820.[2] They were largely used by cavalry regiments until the 1880s by which time they were in a poor state of repair.[3] It was from about that time that the cavalry school was used by elements of the Leeds Rifles, a Volunteer Force regiment.[4] The Leeds Rifles moved to the Army Reserve Centre at Harewood Barracks in 1967 and the barracks were largely demolished in 1988.[4]