The barracks were built in the Georgian-style and completed in 1804 . They became home to the 15th The King 's Hussars , who charged protesters in Manchester in what became known as the Peterloo Massacre in 1819 . The barracks were used to house infantry battalions from 1895 until their sale to Manchester Corporation in 1914 . The building that remains today is the former officers ' mess , officers ' quarters and quartermaster 's house , the other structures on the site having been demolished . Now converted into flats , Hulme Barracks was designated a Grade II listed building on 16 November 1978
Peterloo Massacre
Peterloo Massacre
Hulme Barracks