The Barracks

THE BARRACKS, OLD BLYTH ROAD

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1045143
Date first listed:
27-Nov-1984
List Entry Name:
The Barracks
Statutory Address:
THE BARRACKS, OLD BLYTH ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1045143
Date first listed:
27-Nov-1984
List Entry Name:
The Barracks
Statutory Address 1:
THE BARRACKS, OLD BLYTH ROAD

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.

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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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
THE BARRACKS, OLD BLYTH ROAD

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Nottinghamshire
District:
Bassetlaw (District Authority)
Parish:
Babworth
National Grid Reference:
SK 64876 82091

Details

SK 68 SW BABWORTH OLD BLYTH ROAD (east side ) Ranby

5/8 The Barracks

G.V. II

House, formly 6 cottages, c.1830. Red brick and ashlar with a tiled roof and stone coped gables with kneelers. Single tall Tudor style double stack to the left gable, single rendered ridge stack and single gable stack to the cross wing. 2 storeys, 3 bays, each surmounted by a gable, the central one being smaller, plus the gable end of the cross wing. The outer window bays slightly project. Central single storey gabled brick porch corbelled out near the top with ashlar at this point, with ashlar coped gable and kneelers and ashlar entrance arch with 2 feature voussoirs. The inner doorway is arched with a C20 glazed door and overlight. Flanked by single 3-light glazing bar casements with wooden mullions and ashlar surrounds. Above are 3 similar casements and surrounds, the central one however has only 2 lights. In the apex of each of the outer gables is a single decorative arrow loop, in the centre gable is a decorative blank ashlar shield. The gable stack, which slightly projects at the top, has a similar ashlar shield. The south front of the cross wing corresponds to the main front, however all the windows have 2 lights with glazing bars, all gables are decorated with a single arrow loops and the inner porch doorway is not arched. The other fronts have C19 and C20 extensions and alterations.

Listing NGR: SK6487682091

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
241036
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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