History

1842-4; former Cavalry Barracks, designed by Colonel Ord, Government Royal Engineer, but rear parallel block probably later.

Exterior

Former Cavalry Barracks in similar style to the other 1840s buildings. Long 2-storey range of seventeen 12-pane sash windows (and smaller later? windows); central square stone clock tower with weather vane; hipped slate roof; rectangular stone chimneys. Squared stone, pilasters flank doorways in 3rd, central and 15th bays, bands at eaves above first floor; plinth. To rear, connected by later corridor, a parallel lower 2-storey range. Stone, slate roof, stone chimneys. Squared rubble with ashlar dressings; bands at first floor sill level, and above ground floor windows. Some alterations to openings generally with 12-pane horned sash windows.

Reasons for Listing

Part of a fine and rare C19 Barracks complex, retaining its character. Group Value with other listed buildings on the site.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29486135

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Recommended Books

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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)