The Old Barracks
THE OLD BARRACKS, 44, CECILY HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1187434
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jul-1971
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Barracks
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD BARRACKS, 44, CECILY HILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1187434
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jul-1971
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Barracks
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE OLD BARRACKS, 44, CECILY HILL
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.
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:
- THE OLD BARRACKS, 44, CECILY HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Cotswold (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Cirencester
- National Grid Reference:
- SP0184302151
Details
CIRENCESTER
SP0102 CECILY HILL
578-1/3/59 (North side)
23/07/71 No.44
The Old Barracks
GV II
Former armoury, now offices and storage. 1857. Rock faced
snecked limestone with vermiculated dressings; roofing felt on
flat roof. 10 stone ridge and corbelled-out lateral stacks
with moulded stone caps. Building is large mock castle which
breaks forward as square and round towers to left and right;
3-storey square tower with stair turret to centre.
2 storeys and cellar; 9-window range. First floor has 8 groups
of paired and triple lancets with trefoil heads in chamfered
stone surrounds with iron casements under relieving arches;
oriel window with 4 similar lancets to centre. One similar
lancet to second floor of central tower. 17 similar single
lancets to ground floor. Pair of diagonal boarded doors with
decorated strap hinges in chamfered stone surround with
4-centred arched head to centre. Deep battered plinth in
darker grey stone. Moulded stone cornice supported on
brackets; embattled parapet. Bold machicolated embattled
parapet to stair turret on central tower. Arrow slits and
cruciform slits on central tower and stair turret and circular
tower to right.
Rear elevation is similar but basement exposed because of fall
of ground has arcade and windows with elliptically-arched
openings. Probable former ramped approach to double doors on
ground floor now removed.
INTERIOR has undergone C20 alterations; entrance hall has
vaulted ceiling with moulded stone ribs; cast-iron doors to
ground floor corridor and stairs to basement and on first
floor; similar iron shutters to windows in ground floor
corridor and in ground floor room of circular tower. First
floor ceilings of vaulted fire-proof construction. Originally
constructed as the armoury of the Royal North Gloucestershire
Militia.
(The Buildings of England: David Verey: Gloucestershire: The
Cotswolds: London: 1970-: P 177; Viner DJ: Cirencester As It
Was: Nelson, Lancashire: 1983-: P.22).
Listing NGR: SP0184302151
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 365197
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Viner, D J, Cirencester As It Was, (1983), 22
Verey, D, The Buildings of England: Gloucestershire 1 The Cotswolds, (1970), 177
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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