Gardens · South East England
South East District Headquarters Building Of General Officers Commanding
In or near Crondall.
South East District Headquarters Building Of General Officers Commanding — a garden in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
Colin Smith — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Aldershot · 1.3 km
- Dog-friendly
About
South East District Headquarters Building Of General Officers Commanding is a garden of interest in england-south-east, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Basingstoke Canal SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Surrey Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Military Headquarters Building is a military office building in Aldershot, Hampshire. It is a Grade II listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
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. 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. 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. After 4th Division was disbanded in…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.2581, -0.7610
- County
- Hampshire
- District
- Rushmoor
- Parish
- Rushmoor, unparished area
- Postcode
- GU11 4EZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Aldershot
- Established
- 1895
- Nearest railway station
- Aldershot — 1.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q26384886 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Military Headquarters Building, Aldershot (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is South East District Headquarters Building Of General Officers Commanding?
- South East District Headquarters Building Of General Officers Commanding is in Hampshire, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode GU11 4EZ), in the parish of Rushmoor, unparished area.
- What is South East District Headquarters Building Of General Officers Commanding?
- South East District Headquarters Building Of General Officers Commanding — a garden in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to South East District Headquarters Building Of General Officers Commanding?
- The nearest railway station is Aldershot, about 1.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode GU11 4EZ.
- When was South East District Headquarters Building Of General Officers Commanding built?
- Built or established in 1895.
- Is South East District Headquarters Building Of General Officers Commanding a protected site?
- Yes — South East District Headquarters Building Of General Officers Commanding is part of the Basingstoke Canal SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Surrey Hills National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to South East District Headquarters Building Of General Officers Commanding?
- The nearest railway station is Aldershot, about 1.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode GU11 4EZ.