Hulme Barracks

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Hulme Barracks
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Hulme Barracks
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Hulme Barracks
Location within Greater Manchester
Coordinates 53°28′06″N2°15′52″W / 53.468338°N 2.264348°W / 53.468338; -2.264348 Coordinates: 53°28′06″N2°15′52″W / 53.468338°N 2.264348°W / 53.468338; -2.264348
TypeBarracks
Site information
Owner Ministry of Defence
OperatorFlag of the British Army.svg  British Army
Site history
Built1804
Built for War Office
In use1804-1914
Garrison information
Occupants 15th The King's Hussars

Hulme Barracks was a military installation in Hulme, Manchester, England.

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History

The barracks were built in the Georgian-style and completed in 1804. They became home to the 15th The King's Hussars, who charged protesters in Manchester in what became known as the Peterloo Massacre in 1819. The barracks were used to house infantry battalions from 1895 until their sale to Manchester Corporation in 1914. [1] The building that remains today is the former officers' mess, officers' quarters and quartermaster's house, the other structures on the site having been demolished. Now converted into flats, Hulme Barracks was designated a Grade II listed building on 16 November 1978. [2]

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References

  1. "Peterloo Massacre Barracks to be Excavated", BBC News, 19 June 2013, retrieved 21 June 2013
  2. Historic England, "Hulme Barracks (1247392)", National Heritage List for England , retrieved 21 June 2013