Blocks A-D, Horseshoe Barracks

This is a terrace of four officers' quarters located within the British School of Gunnery, now used as houses. They were built in 1860, with Block D added around 1870 and alterations made in 1925. The buildings are constructed of yellow stock brick with rubbed brick flat arches, brick ridge stacks, and a slate roof, and are in a late Georgian style. They have a single-depth plan with service blocks to the rear.

The exterior of each house comprises two storeys and a five-window range. The symmetrical front features a plat band and an overhanging roof. Each house has a central flat-headed porch with narrow side lights, a flat-headed door with overlight, double-panelled doors, and narrow sash windows with 6/6-pane glazing. The end gables, each with a one-window range, have a blind attic lunette.

The interior was not inspected but is said to contain a dogleg staircase leading from the entrance hall. The Royal Artillery School opened in 1859. Originally, each house had rooms for four officers at the front and servants’ quarters to the rear.