Survey Data
Reg No
20908782
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Historical, Social
Original Use
Barracks
Date
1810 - 1820
Coordinates
180427, 64929
Date Recorded
06/09/2007
Date Updated
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Description
Multiple-bay single-storey range of barracks, built c. 1815, set around a courtyard. Hipped slate roofs with terracotta ridge tiles and rendered chimneystacks. Render over brick walls. Square-headed window openings, some with remainder of six-over-six pane timber siding sash windows. Square-headed door openings, some having timber battened doors. Pair of square-profile rendered piers to north. Multiple-bay single-storey chapel to west, having single-bay single-storey extension to north elevation. Pitched slate roof with brick and rendered chimneystacks. Rendered walls. Square-headed window openings. Round-headed door opening having overlight. Timber panelled ceiling to interior.
Appraisal
This barracks is of simple design and detail, reflecting its functional purpose. The range retains many interesting features and materials, such as the sash windows and slate roofs. The site retains its chapel, which adds valuable context to the composition.