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The Barracks Workshops

A Grade II Listed Building in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.0099 / 53°0'35"N

Longitude: -2.2234 / 2°13'24"W

OS Eastings: 385106

OS Northings: 345869

OS Grid: SJ851458

Mapcode National: GBR M8H.9J

Mapcode Global: WHBCS.TLFW

Plus Code: 9C5V2Q5G+XJ

Entry Name: The Barracks Workshops

Listing Date: 27 September 1972

Last Amended: 4 February 1999

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1291465

English Heritage Legacy ID: 385905

Also known as: The Old Barracks, Newcastle-under-Lyme

ID on this website: 101291465

Location: Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5

County: Staffordshire

District: Newcastle-under-Lyme

Town: Newcastle-under-Lyme

Electoral Ward/Division: Town

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Newcastle-under-Lyme

Traditional County: Staffordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Staffordshire

Church of England Parish: Newcastle-under-LymeStPaul

Church of England Diocese: Lichfield

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Description


NEWCASTLE UNDER LYME

SJ8545NW BARRACKS ROAD 644-1/11/1 (East side) 27/09/72 Former Militia Barracks

II

Former militia barracks now in use as craft workshops. 1855. Red brick with stone dressings and plain tiled roof. A series of 2-storeyed and single storeyed blocks arranged round a quadrangle, with 3-storeyed towers at angles. Street range has central projecting entrance with round arched doorway and turret over, carried on stone corbels and with hipped roof. This section is flanked by 3 bays with 3 and 1-light round arched stone mullioned windows on each floor, and a corbelled string course. Angle towers of 3 storeys and 2 bays. Series of axial stacks. Overhanging eaves. On the inside of the quadrangle, lower blocks link this principal range with the return ranges, with main blocks of 5 bays. All these have a series of doors at ground floor, and stone mullioned windows flanking and above. The side blocks are linked by lower ranges to the rear corner towers, and the rear range has a central 2-storeyed range of 3 bays with doorway flanked by small windows. The building was built as the local militia and fire brigade headquarters. (Newcastle Under Lyme 1173-1973: N.Staffs Polytechnic: 1973-).

Listing NGR: SJ8510645869

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