Military Headquarters Building, Aldershot Explained

Military Headquarters Building
Location:Steeles Road
Location Town:Aldershot
Coordinates:51.2581°N -0.7609°W
Architectural Style:Victorian style
Completion Date:1895

The Military Headquarters Building is a military office building in Aldershot, Hampshire. It is a Grade II listed building.

History

The foundation stone for the building was laid by General the Duke of Connaught, the General Officer Commanding Aldershot Command, on 28 March 1894.[1] The building, which was designed by Thomas Jerome in the Victorian style as the military headquarters for Aldershot Command, was built by Martin Wells & Co and completed in 1895.[2]

It subsequently went on to become the military headquarters for a succession of military formations: for Aldershot Area within South Eastern Command in February 1941, for Aldershot District within Southern Command in September 1944, for South-East District in 1967, for Southern District in 1992 and finally for 4th Division in 1995.[3] After 4th Division was disbanded in 2012, the building was briefly used by Regional Command until it moved to modern facilities at Montgomery House in May 2014.[1]

The Military Headquarters Building was refurbished by Millgrove Construction to provide a neighbourhood centre for the Wellesley Project,[4] a major residential development by Grainger plc, in 2016.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The old Aldershot Command Headquarters Building. Friends of Aldershot Military Museum. 30 June 2020.
  2. Web site: Detailed Heritage Area Studies. Rushmoor Council. 30 June 2020.
  3. Web site: Three brothers sign up for Army. BBC. 7 March 2007. 30 June 2020.
  4. Web site: Map. Wellesley Project. 30 June 2020.
  5. Web site: 4th Division Headquarters. Millgrove Construction. 30 June 2020.
  6. Web site: Progress update. Wellesley Project. 30 June 2020.