Chapeltown Barracks | |
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Leeds | |
Coordinates | 53°48′40″N 1°31′37″W / 53.811°N 1.527°W |
Type | Barracks |
Site information | |
Owner | Ministry of Defence |
Operator | British Army |
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]
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]