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Anson Barrack, Brock Barracks

A Grade II Listed Building in Norcot, Reading

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4575 / 51°27'26"N

Longitude: -1.0034 / 1°0'12"W

OS Eastings: 469335

OS Northings: 173639

OS Grid: SU693736

Mapcode National: GBR QCD.QZ

Mapcode Global: VHDWS.KMCK

Plus Code: 9C3WFX4W+XJ

Entry Name: Anson Barrack, Brock Barracks

Listing Date: 8 July 1998

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1375592

English Heritage Legacy ID: 469556

ID on this website: 101375592

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)
934/16/10012
Anson barrack, Brock barracks

GV II


Soldiers' 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 end gable, rear lateral and ridge stacks, and tiled roof. PLAN : single-depth rooms each side of central dogleg stair, NCO rooms and ablutions. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys; 8:3:8-window range. A symmetrical range with yellow sill and lintel bands and a 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. ANSON inscribed over the door. 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 Colonel Sir HM: History of the Corps of Royal Engineers: Chatham: 1954-: 157-160).


Listing NGR: SU6933573639

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