The Barracks is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 May 1988. House. 1 related planning application.
The Barracks
- WRENN ID
- plain-pillar-snow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 May 1988
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Barracks, Acomb Village, NE46 4PW
- OS grid reference
- NY 931 664
- Coordinates
- 54.99264, -2.10837
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Barracks is a three-storey house, originally built as a pair, dating from 1730. It is located on the south side of Acomb Village. The initials "J:F" are carved into the lintel above the central door. The building was refenestrated around 1900. It has an irregular facade of four narrow bays and is constructed of coursed large rubble, rendered on the front, with cut dressings. The roof is slate, with brick end stacks, one of which is rendered.
The central entrance has a pair of four-panel doors within chamfered surrounds; the lintel above the left door is dated. The windows are sash windows, with the upper panes consisting of six panes and the lower panes of two panes or plate glass. The windows on the ground floor left are paired and have cut lintels and sills. Raised reverse-stepped gable coping details the roof.
The right return displays a partly-blocked, chamfered doorway and a blocked second-floor window set within a stone surround. A similar doorway is present in the right-hand side of a two-storey rear wing, along with another doorway to the rear of the property.
Inside, there is a chamfered doorway visible in a cross wall, and some original fireplaces remain.
The building is traditionally said to have been used as lodgings for local lead miners, and is listed for its historical significance.
Local climate
The Barracks receives an average of 920 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2005
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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