Boundary Wall and Corner Towers South East Section to Former Hillsborough Barracks is a Grade II listed building in the Sheffield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 December 1995. Boundary wall. 3 related planning applications.
Boundary Wall and Corner Towers South East Section to Former Hillsborough Barracks
- WRENN ID
- carved-lantern-russet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Sheffield
- Constituency
- Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough MP: Gill Furniss (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 December 1995
- Type
- Boundary wall
- Address
- Boundary Wall and Corner Towers South East Section to Former Hillsborough Barracks, Langsett Road, S6 2GZ
- OS grid reference
- SK 337 894
- Coordinates
- 53.40079, -1.49445
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This boundary wall and corner towers form part of the former Hillsborough Barracks, dating from 1848 to 1854, with alterations made in the mid and late 20th century. Constructed of coursed squared stone with ashlar dressings and slate roofs, the wall is slightly battered and has a half-round coping.
At the western end, adjoining Langsett Road, stands an octagonal crenellated tower, two stories high, featuring rifle slits on each floor. To the east, a rectangular projection contains a barrack store, with a similar tower located in the centre of its long side. The wall extends for approximately 300 meters. The inner side of the wall displays remnants of single-story service buildings, some of which are partially demolished. The towers contain stone spiral staircases.
The barracks were built as a defensive structure due to concerns about civil unrest, and represent one of the earliest examples of a historicist barracks style, influenced by the Tower of London Barracks of 1845. Despite subsequent development, much of the original site remains, including barracks, stables, a magazine, and a guard house.
Local climate
Boundary Wall and Corner Towers South East Section to Former Hillsborough Barracks receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2018
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
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- Radon risk assessment
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