Hartnells South East Barrack Block Former Bodmin Depot

Hartnell's South East Barrack Block, formerly the Bodmin depot, is a barrack block built in 1881. It was designed by Major H.C. Seddon of the Royal Engineers at the War Office. The building features squared rubble with dressings, a rubble end gable, and a slate roof, with ridge and rear lateral stacks that have shouldered sides. The layout consists of single-depth dormitories on either side of a central staircase and ablution area.

The exterior is two stories high and has a symmetrical front with a window arrangement of 8:3:8. It includes cill and lintel bands, coped gables at the ends, and a central section that is set forward. The first floor has a tripartite window with plate tracery and flanking paired lights, along with a central doorway and some 6/6-pane sash windows. The rear has matching windows and two square ablution bays in the central section.

Inside, the building follows a standard design with barrack rooms on either side of a central staircase that features an iron balustrade. There is an NCO's room at the front and an ablution room at the rear.

Historically, this building is an example of a standard barrack design for Localisation Depots, with each dormitory accommodating a company of 26 men. The Cardwell reforms aimed to redistribute barracks across the country to foster local connections and aid recruitment. This barrack block is one of a pair of matching structures and is part of one of the two most complete surviving depots, alongside Reading. It is notable for being constructed of stone and being attached to the former Militia armoury.