Former Weedon Barracks, Outer Walls and North East Bastion
FORMER WEEDON BARRACKS, OUTER WALLS AND NORTH EAST BASTION, BRIDGE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1281700
- Date first listed:
- 06-Aug-1982
- List Entry Name:
- Former Weedon Barracks, Outer Walls and North East Bastion
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER WEEDON BARRACKS, OUTER WALLS AND NORTH EAST BASTION, BRIDGE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1281700
- Date first listed:
- 06-Aug-1982
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 29-Apr-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Former Weedon Barracks, Outer Walls and North East Bastion
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORMER WEEDON BARRACKS, OUTER WALLS AND NORTH EAST BASTION, BRIDGE STREET
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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER WEEDON BARRACKS, OUTER WALLS AND NORTH EAST BASTION, BRIDGE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- West Northamptonshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Weedon Bec
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 62927 59648
Details
WEEDEN BEC
1732/16/173 BRIDGE STREET 06-AUG-82 LOWER WEEDON (West side) FORMER WEEDON BARRACKS, OUTER WALLS AN D NORTH EAST BASTION (Formerly listed as: BRIDGE STREET LOWER WEEDON ENCLOSURE WALLS AND BASTIONS)
GV II* Enclosure walls, gates and gatepiers to north-east 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 is accessed by ramps with stone-paved stairs and runways for the deployment of small artillery pieces (referred to in 1830 Ordnance Return). One loophole enlarged in late C19, this bastion not being as suited for the defence of the Depot on account of its poor field of fire. Pintle hinges and fittings for doors. C20 gates. Approx. 10m of perimeter wall extends to W, that to S extending to the East lodge (qv): this latter section includes a brick-faced concrete pillbox of 1940, with embrasures for machine guns facing into the main site, brick piers to two sets of entrances (that to N inserted for the site railway of 1899). Other late C19 and C20 extensions along the E enclosure wall are not of special interest.
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.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 360819
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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