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Former Hospital, Brock Barracks

A Grade II Listed Building in Norcot, Reading

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.457 / 51°27'25"N

Longitude: -1.0038 / 1°0'13"W

OS Eastings: 469309

OS Northings: 173583

OS Grid: SU693735

Mapcode National: GBR QCF.N4

Mapcode Global: VHDWS.KM5Y

Plus Code: 9C3WFX4W+QF

Entry Name: Former Hospital, Brock Barracks

Listing Date: 8 July 1998

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1375593

English Heritage Legacy ID: 469557

ID on this website: 101375593

Location: Reading, Berkshire, RG30

County: Reading

Electoral Ward/Division: Norcot

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Reading

Traditional County: Berkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Berkshire

Church of England Parish: Tilehurst St George

Church of England Diocese: Oxford

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Description


SU 67 SE READING OXFORD ROAD
(south side)
934/16/10013
Former hospital, Brock barracks

GV II


Barracks hospital. 1877, designed at the War Office by Mahor HC Seddon RE, supervising engineer Major Flint RE. Red brick with yellow brick bands, moulded brick heads and stone dressings; truncated ridge stacks and tiled cross-gable roof. PLAN: double-depth administrative N end and S ward with corner sanitary tower. EXTERIOR 2 storeys; 3:3-window range. An asymmetrical block with yellow sill and lintel bands and a moulded brick transom band, the administrative end has paired gables to the N and a cross gable each side, the ward range is gabled to the S, all coped on moulded kneelers; tall narrow windows with small-paned sashes, transoms and cambered heads Square sanitary tower to SE corner has narrow 4/4-pane sashes and a parapet with bracketed coping. Mid C20 extension to the side of the central W doorway, in the same style. INTERIOR: plain, the ward divided to form classrooms. HISTORY: an example of a Localisation hospital containing orderlies' rooms, offices and 2 cross-lit wards, built for the Reading Localisation depot. A standard single-ward adaptation of the pavilion plan, with the, characteristic sanitary annexe, for a brigade depot; compare with the more elaborate example at the former Norwich barracks. The Cardwell reforms redistributed barracks around the country to encourage local connections, and assist recruitment. Included as part of, with Bodmin, one of the two most complete surviving depots. (Watson Colone Sir HM: History of the Corps of Royal Engineers: Chatham: 1954-: 157-160).


Listing NGR: SU6930973583

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