Racquet Court, Fulwood Barracks

Racquet Court at Fulwood Barracks is a disused structure built between 1842 and 1848. It is constructed from snecked rock-faced sandstone and features a roofless court with a lean-to roof made of corrugated sheet material. The court is single-depth and includes a side lean-to and a rear heated room.

The exterior is a single storey and consists of a windowless range court. The open court has sloping side walls leading up to the rear wall. There is a round-arched doorway with a recessed door and a boarded fanlight on the lower side, while the opposite side has a single-storey lean-to with mid-20th century windows and outer doors. The outer wall is formed by a coped wall enclosing a room, which features a square lateral stack.

The interior has not been inspected. Historically, this court was part of the southwest corner of the barracks, designed to provide a field of fire along the western wall. Fives courts were common in barracks for officers' games. The barracks were constructed in response to concerns over Chartist agitation. Although the southeast barrack range has been lost, the overall layout of the barracks, which includes two parade squares within a defensible perimeter wall, remains largely intact. This makes Fulwood Barracks the most complete surviving example in England of late 18th-century barracks design.