Former Sergeants Quarters, Brock Barracks is a Grade II listed building in the Reading local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 July 1998. Quarters.

Former Sergeants Quarters, Brock Barracks

WRENN ID
grey-pedestal-plover
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Reading
Constituency
Reading West and Mid Berkshire MP: Olivia Bailey (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 July 1998
Type
Quarters
Address
Former Sergeants Quarters, Brock Barracks, Oxford Road
OS grid reference
SU 692 736
Coordinates
51.45735, -1.00435
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The former sergeant's quarters at Brock Barracks were built in 1877, designed by Major H.C. Seddon from the War Office, with Major Flint as the supervising engineer. The building is constructed of red brick with yellow brick bands, moulded brick heads, and stone dressings. It features lateral stacks with square cluster shafts and a truncated ridge stack, topped with a tiled cross-gable roof.

The structure has a double-depth plan and stands two storeys high with a 2:3-window range. It presents an asymmetrical façade with yellow sill bands and a moulded brick band below the window heads. The gables are coped on moulded kneelers, with the left gable featuring a 2-centre arch over paired first-floor windows that have patterned brick infill. There is a doorway on the right side, and the tall narrow windows are fitted with small-paned sashes and cambered heads.

Although the interior has not been inspected, this building is notable as a standard design for Localisation depots, which were part of the Cardwell reforms aimed at redistributing barracks across the country to foster local connections and aid recruitment. It is recognized as one of the most complete surviving depots, alongside Bodmin.

Local climate

Former Sergeants Quarters, Brock Barracks sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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