Military Headquarters Building, Aldershot

Building in Steeles Road, Aldershot

Military Headquarters Building

Military Headquarters Building

General information
Architectural style| Victorian style
Location| Steeles Road
Town or city| Aldershot
Coordinates| 51°15′29″N 0°45′39″W﻿ / ﻿51.2581°N 0.7609°W﻿ / 51.2581; -0.7609
Completed| 1895
Designations|

Listed Building – Grade II

Official name| South East District Headquarters Building of General Officers Commanding
Designated| 17 April 1975
Reference no.| 1092611

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

## History

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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

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1. ^ Historic England. "South East District Headquarters Building of General Officers Commanding (1092611)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
2. ^ a b "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.