Chapeltown Barracks

Chapeltown Barracks
Leeds
Chapeltown Cavalry Barracks, Leeds
Site information
Type	Barracks
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	British Army
Location
Chapeltown Barracks Location within West Yorkshire
Coordinates	53°48′40″N1°31′37″W / 53.811°N 1.527°W / 53.811; -1.527
Site history
Built	1820
Built for	War Office
In use	1820-1988

Chapeltown Barracks was a military installation in Chapeltown, Leeds, England, situated on the north and south sides of Barrack Road. ^[1]

History

The barracks were constructed by Craven and Co. in 1820. ^[2] They were largely used by cavalry regiments until the 1880s by which time they were in a poor state of repair. ^[3] It was from about that time that the cavalry school was used by elements of the Leeds Rifles, a Volunteer Force regiment. ^[4] The Leeds Rifles moved to the Army Reserve Centre at Harewood Barracks in 1967 and the barracks were largely demolished in 1988. ^[4]

References

1. Leodis.net, Barrack Road, accessed 25 November 2017
2. "Timeline History of Leeds". Visitor UK. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
3. "Leeds Cavalry Barracks". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) . 17 February 1880. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
4. "Chapeltown Cavalry Barracks". Leodis. Retrieved 9 October 2016.