Tower House is a former military headquarters building in Fishergate, York, England.
| Tower House | |
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 Tower House | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Victorian style |
| Location | Fishergate |
| Town or city | York |
| Coordinates | 53°57′04″N 1°04′31″W / 53.9511°N 1.0754°W |
| Completed | 1878 |
History
editThe 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
edit- ^ "'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.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Neave, David (2002). Yorkshire: York and the East Riding. Yale University Press. p. 251. ISBN 978-0300095937.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Tower House Business Centre in York". Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "Conservation area appraisal: Area 18: Fishergate". York City Council. p. 357. Retrieved 3 July 2020.