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Co's House at Wellesley Barracks

A Grade II Listed Building in Halifax, Calderdale

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.724 / 53°43'26"N

Longitude: -1.8946 / 1°53'40"W

OS Eastings: 407049

OS Northings: 425289

OS Grid: SE070252

Mapcode National: GBR HT6C.MS

Mapcode Global: WHB8G.VNZH

Plus Code: 9C5WP4F4+H4

Entry Name: Co's House at Wellesley Barracks

Listing Date: 23 January 2001

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1246203

English Heritage Legacy ID: 487427

ID on this website: 101246203

Location: Highroad Well, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, HX2

County: Calderdale

Electoral Ward/Division: Warley

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Halifax

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Mount Pellon Christ Church

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

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Description


SE 02 NE
679/4/10288
23-JAN-01

HALIFAX
GIBBET STREET
(North,off)
CO's House at Wellesley Barracks

GV
II

Also Known As: Office at Wellesley Park, GIBBET STREET

Commanding Officer's House, now office. 1875. Designed by Royal Engineer's architect. Coursed and dressed stone with ashlar dressings. Slate roofs with raised and coped gables with kneelers. 2 tall external chimney stacks. Quoins and plinth. 2 storey.
Main west front has central doorway with glazed panel door and wooden hood with segmental leaded top supported on wooden brackets. Above is a single window. Gabled wing to right projects slightly. Either side are pairs of plain sashes with segment heads, and above pairs of similar sashes.
This barracks complex was opened in 1877 as the recruitment and infantry training depot for the Duke of Wellington's (West Yorkshire) Regiment, known as the 'Dukes'.

Listing NGR: SE0704925289

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