Building record 86/1/58 - Former Weedon Barracks, outer wall and north west bastion

Enclosure walls and north-west bastion, for perimeter security of the site. 1804-10. Constructed in red brick.

{1} Enclosure wall and north-west bastion. Early C19. Red brick, Flemish bond, plinth bond with brick stone coping; north-west corner bastion of massive character with ramparts carried on brick arcades, stone paved staircases up, with ramps attached.

{3} Enclosure walls and north-west bastion, for perimeter security of the site. 1804-10. Red brick in Flemish bond, with stone coping to NE bastion. Ten casemates built in groups of four and six along each side of the angle formed by the corner of the perimeter wall, these including a casemate at each end (probably for storage of artillery pieces) that flank a wall that spans the angle and is pierced by a central segmental-arched entrance. Semi-circular vaults to casemates, which are surmounted by bomb-proof layer of sand and gravel capped by a layer of bricks and finally a stone-flag walkway, which has low parapet with stone coping and is accessed by ramps with stone-paved stairs. Pintle hinges and fittings for doors. Square concrete base in corner for anti-aircraft machine guns installed early in World War II. Loopholes, which are probably later insertions ordered in 1831, enlarged in late C19. Perimeter wall that extended to meet West Lodge has been demolished, that to E extending to meet a late C19 storehouse (not included) that on the E side is attached to a short length of perimeter wall and the NE bastion (qv).

Part of a unique planned military-industrial complex, complete with its own defensible transport system and surrounding walls. For full details see description of Storehouse No 2.

{5} Defensive walls and bastions, early C19th. Site upgraded to II*. Site underused for many years and in poor condition. Some scrub and ground clearance underway.

{6} Defensive walls and bastions, early C19. Part of an extraordinary military complex built during the Napoleonic era. Brickwork is falling away, damaged by vegetation growth, in need of repointing. Site underused for many years and in poor condition. Outline scheme for reuse of site agreed at Public Inquiry in 2000 but has never been implemented. The Weedon Depot complex was sold in early 2013 and the site is now home to various businesses. It is anticipated that a fabric condition survey will be
prepared to inform priorities for action and establish costs for repair.

{8} Undated photo;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 16/172 (checked) (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), F06 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN44900.

<3> Historic England (formerly English Heritage), Ongoing, National Heritage List for England, (checked) (Website). SNN107872.

<4> 1998, Buildings At Risk Survey, p.43 (checked) (Report). SNN43352.

<5> ENGLISH HERITAGE, 2008, Heritage at Risk Register, 2008, p.37 (checked) (Catalogue). SNN106096.

<6> Historic England, 2016, Heritage at Risk: East Midlands Register 2016, p. 49 (Report). SNN110747.

<7> Historic England, 2017, Heritage at Risk: East Midlands Register 2017, p. 56 (Report). SNN111090.

<7> Historic England, 2018, Heritage at Risk: East Midlands Register 2018, p. 56 (Report). SNN111434.

<8> Photographs of buildings in Weedon Bec (Photographs). SNN114204.

Record last edited

Dec 16 2024 12:23PM