Former Barracks And Attached Front Walls

The former barracks, designed as militia officers' quarters and now converted into houses, were built in 1858 by architect Henry Goddard for the Royal South Lincs Militia Regiment. Constructed from red brick, the front lodges feature coursed rubble with limestone dressings, lateral stacks, and slate hipped roofs. The building consists of parallel terraces comprising ten single-depth houses, each with front lodges, arranged around a courtyard closed by the northern house.

The exterior is two stories high with 46 bays, including a five-window northern block and three-bay lodges. The stone lodges have pyramidal roofs and central doorways that face each other, with two windows facing the street. Each parallel range contains ten two-window houses, separated by a through passage with a window above. The doorways have segmental arches with overlights and flush four-panel doors, some of which are late 20th century, along with 6/6-pane sash windows. The front lateral stacks are positioned at the party walls, with the northern block being taller and featuring a central doorway and wider 6/6-pane sashes, with the outer ones paired. These are connected to the side ranges by screen walls that include doorways.

The interior has not been inspected. The attached screen walls with capped piers to the lodges form the southern entrance. Following the Militia Act of 1852, counties were mandated to build secure barracks for arms storage and militia training, which included accommodation for non-commissioned officers. Goddard also constructed similar barracks in Lincoln for the North Lincolnshire regiment. This site is an interesting example of domestic planning aimed at providing secure accommodation and is part of a notably complete group that includes the former 'keep.'