Gardens · South East England
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.
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)
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.
Photo gallery
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
- Address
- Steeles Road
- Established
- 1895
Sources
- wikidata: Q26384886 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Military Headquarters Building, Aldershot (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Other places nearby
Loading nearby places…
Nearby
📷 5Memorials & monuments · South East England
British Army 8th Division World War I Memorial
British Army 8th Division World War I Memorial — Grade II listed building-listed memorial in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
📷 5Observatories · South East England
Aldershot Observatory
Aldershot Observatory — a Grade II*-listed observatory in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
📷 5Cathedrals · South East England
Cathedral of St Michael and St George, Aldershot
Cathedral of St Michael and St George, Aldershot — a Grade II*-listed cathedral in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
📷 5Historic churches · South East England
St Andrew's Garrison Church
St Andrew's Garrison Church — grade II listed church in Rushmoor, Hampshire, England, UK.
📷 5Public art & sculpture · South East England
Royal Army Medical Corps Boer War Memorial
Royal Army Medical Corps Boer War Memorial in England South East, United Kingdom.
📷 5Memorials & monuments · South East England
British Army 2nd Division World War I Memorial
British Army 2nd Division World War I Memorial — Grade II listed building-listed memorial in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
More gardens in this region
📷 10Gardens · South East England
Caversham Court
Caversham Court — garden and former country house in Berkshire, England, UK.
📷 10Gardens · South East England
Exbury Gardens
Exbury Gardens — garden in Hampshire, England, UK.
📷 10Gardens · South East England
Highclere Castle
Highclere Castle — country house in Hampshire, England, UK.
📷 10Gardens · South East England
Mount Ephraim Gardens
Mount Ephraim Gardens — historic house and gardens, near Faversham, in Hernhill, Swale, Kent, England, UK.
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 South East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.2581°, -0.7610°.
- When was South East District Headquarters Building Of General Officers Commanding built?
- South East District Headquarters Building Of General Officers Commanding dates to 1895.