Tower House, York

Tower House
Tower House
General information
Architectural style	Victorian style
Location	Fishergate
Town or city	York
Coordinates	53°57′04″N1°04′31″W / 53.9511°N 1.0754°W / 53.9511; -1.0754
Completed	1878

Tower House is a former military headquarters building in Fishergate, York, England.

History

The building, which was designed in the Victorian style, was opened as the headquarters of the North-Eastern Military District in October 1878. ^{[1] [2]} It became the headquarters of Northern Command in 1905. ^[3] The Fishergate site was named Imphal Barracks in 1951, but closed in 1958, when Northern Command HQ moved to a new Imphal Barracks on Fulford Road, York. ^[3] The former headquarters at Fishergate was restored and refurbished as a business centre in the early 1990s. ^[4] It is described as a "building of merit" in the local conservation area appraisal. ^[5]

References

1. "'The barracks', in A History of the County of York: the City of York, ed. P M Tillott". London. 1961. pp. 541–542. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
2. Pevsner, Nikolaus; Neave, David (2002). Yorkshire: York and the East Riding. Yale University Press. p. 251. ISBN   978-0300095937.
3. Tillott, P M (1961). "'The barracks', in A History of the County of York: the City of York". London: British History Online. pp. 541–542. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
4. "Tower House Business Centre in York" . Retrieved 3 July 2020.
5. "Conservation area appraisal: Area 18: Fishergate". York City Council. p. 357. Retrieved 3 July 2020.