Military Headquarters Building, Aldershot

The Military Headquarters Building is a military office building in Aldershot, Hampshire. It is a Grade II listed building.[1]

Military Headquarters Building
Military Headquarters Building
General information
Architectural styleVictorian style
LocationSteeles Road
Town or cityAldershot
Coordinates51.2581°N 0.7609°W / 51.2581; -0.7609
Completed1895
Designations
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameSouth East District Headquarters Building of General Officers Commanding
Designated17 April 1975
Reference no.1092611

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.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4] 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.[2]

The Military Headquarters Building was refurbished by Millgrove Construction to provide a neighbourhood centre for the Wellesley Project,[5] a major residential development by Grainger plc, in 2016.[6][7]

References
  1. Historic England. "South East District Headquarters Building of General Officers Commanding (1092611)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  2. "The old Aldershot Command Headquarters Building". Friends of Aldershot Military Museum. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  3. "Detailed Heritage Area Studies". Rushmoor Council. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  4. "Three brothers sign up for Army". BBC. 7 March 2007. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  5. "Map". Wellesley Project. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  6. "4th Division Headquarters". Millgrove Construction. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  7. "Progress update". Wellesley Project. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
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