Former Hospital (Building 42), Hounslow Barracks is a Grade II listed building in the Hounslow local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 July 1998. Hospital, housing.
Former Hospital (Building 42), Hounslow Barracks
- WRENN ID
- scattered-jade-swallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Hounslow
- Constituency
- Feltham and Heston MP: Seema Malhotra (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 July 1998
- Type
- Hospital, housing
- Address
- Former Hospital (Building 42), Hounslow Barracks, Beavers Lane
- OS grid reference
- TQ 121 757
- Coordinates
- 51.46944, -0.38698
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Former Hospital (Building 42) at Hounslow Barracks is a barracks hospital that was later used as a sergeant's mess and is now housing. It was built around 1793 by architect J Johnson for the Barrack Department and underwent alterations between 1920 and 1950. The building is constructed of yellow stock brick and features a hipped slate roof with a single-depth plan.
The exterior consists of three storeys and a five-window range. The symmetrical front has a mid-20th century doorway and door, with inserted windows to the left. The remaining windows have segmental-arched heads and are eight/eight pane horned sashes. On the left side, there is a single-storey lean-to.
The interior was rebuilt around 1930. Historically, this was the original barracks hospital, although it has been significantly altered inside. Hounslow is notable as the only surviving barracks from the first national barrack building campaign in England, which was authorized by Pitt for internal policing of major cities. This hospital is part of the original barracks plan and is one of only three barracks hospitals from this period, alongside those at Higher Barracks in Exeter and Poundbury Barracks in Dorchester. It is included for its historic interest.
Local climate
Former Hospital (Building 42), Hounslow Barracks sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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