Former Cavalry Barracks (Building 57), Fulwood Barracks

The former Cavalry Barracks, known as Building 57 at Fulwood Barracks, was constructed between 1842 and 1848 by Major T Foster of the Royal Engineers for the Ordnance Board. This building is designed in a Late Georgian style and is made of rock-faced sandstone ashlar with ashlar cross-axial ridge stacks and a slate roof. It features a single-depth plan.

The exterior of the barracks is two storeys high and has a range of 28 windows. The long structure is divided into uneven sections of seven windows each, separated by coped party walls that include a ridge stack. Each section has a pair of central ridge stacks, with the ends slightly recessed. The outer sections have plain ashlar surrounds to doorways located four bays from the ends, which have mid-20th century doors. The original doorways, which had canted lintels inscribed with numbers 1-12 from the south gable, have been replaced by windows. The end windows are flat-headed while the inner ones are segmental-arched, featuring 6/6-pane sashes, most of which have been replaced by matching late 20th century top-hung casements. In the centre of the ground floor, there are six small mid-20th century inserted windows, likely in a previously blind wall, and tethering hooks are still present. The end gables have three windows each with matching blocked doorways, and the rear elevation also has two mid-20th century entrance towers.

Although the interior has not been inspected, it is reported to have dogleg stairs from the entrances with metal balusters. Historically, this barrack was part of a matching pair on either side of Cavalry Square, intended for either a squadron of cavalry or a demi-battalion of artillery. The central section likely housed stables, with troop rooms on the first floor. The barracks were built in response to concerns over Chartist agitation. While the southeast barrack range has been lost, the overall layout of two parade squares within a defensible perimeter wall remains largely intact, making Fulwood the most complete example in England of the late 18th century concept of barracks.