Barrack Block At North West Corner Of Square

The barrack block at the northwest corner of the square in Manby was built between 1936 and 1937, designed by A Bulloch, who was an architectural advisor to the Air Ministry's Directorate of Works and Buildings. It features cavity brick construction with an interlocking tile roof covering a hipped roof and brick stacks.

The building is two storeys tall. All windows are wooden sashes, set in flush boxes with brick voussoir heads and concrete sills. The south front has seven windows, with fifteen-pane sashes on the first floor and twelve-pane sashes on the ground floor, along with a projecting central bay. This central bay has a hipped parapetted roof and single lights flanking a panelled door that features a radial fanlight set in a semi-circular header arch on imposts. The door surround has channelled rustication. There are two-window returns and a similar nine-window rear elevation, which includes segmental arches over three central openings (two windows and one door).

The interior has not been inspected. This barrack block is noted for its distinctive design from 1935, prominently located at the northwest corner of the parade ground. The detailing is restrained, but the massing, spacing, and proportions are carefully considered in the neo-Georgian style that was popular at the time, influenced by the Royal Fine Arts Commission and architect Sir Edwin Lutyens. Manby is recognized as one of the most complete and architecturally unified of the post-1934 RAF stations from the Expansion Period, alongside Hullavington in Wiltshire.