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Tofrek Barrack, Brock Barracks

A Grade II Listed Building in Norcot, Reading

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4576 / 51°27'27"N

Longitude: -1.0037 / 1°0'13"W

OS Eastings: 469315

OS Northings: 173646

OS Grid: SU693736

Mapcode National: GBR QCD.NY

Mapcode Global: VHDWS.KM7H

Plus Code: 9C3WFX5W+2G

Entry Name: Tofrek Barrack, Brock Barracks

Listing Date: 8 July 1998

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1375597

English Heritage Legacy ID: 469561

ID on this website: 101375597

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)
934/16/10017
Tofrek barrack, Brock barracks

GV II


Soldier's barrack. 1877, designed at the War Office by Major HC Seddon RE, supervising engineer Major Flint RE. Red brick with yellow brick sill and lintel bands, moulded brick ground-floor heads and stone first-floor heads truncated and gable, rear lateral and ridge stacks and tiled roof. PLAN: single-depth rooms each side of central dogleg stair. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys; 8:3:8-window range. A symmetrical range with yellow sill and lintel bands and moulded brick band below window heads, coped end gables on moulded kneelers, similar paired central gables with paired windows, the upper ones with a 2-centre arched tympanum with patterned brick infill, flanking an arched entrance beneath a brick balustrade. TOFREK inscribed over the entrance. Rear has matching windows with a pair of ablution bays to the centre. INTERIOR: has former dormitories either side of a central dogleg stair. HISTORY: an example of a standard design for the Localisation depots, applied by the local engineer officer. 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 CoJonel Sir HM I-listory ofth, Corps of Royal Engineers: Chatham. 1954-: 157-1 ()a).


Listing NGR: SU6931573646

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