| AdminHistory | Hulme Barracks opened in 1799 in the then semi-rural location of Hulme, half a mile to the west of Manchester. It was intended as a cavalry barracks. The 96th Regiment of Foot occupied the barracks in 1878/9 and the 2nd Battalion the Manchester Regiment did the same in 1899. By the early twentieth century, the barracks were deemed no longer fit for use and many of the buildings, except the officer's mess, were demolished by July 1914. The mess building became a Grade II listed property in November 1978. After 1916, the site became known as Barracks Park after a small recreation ground for children was opened on it; in 1994 it was renamed St George's Park following a project that improved the football pitch and added play equipment. |
