Nra Offices Former Bodmin Depot

The former Bodmin Depot, now used as NRA offices, was built in 1881 and designed by Major H.C. Seddon of the Royal Engineers at the War Office. Originally constructed as married quarters for soldiers, it was converted around 1980. The building features squared rubble with stone dressings and a slate roof, arranged in an I-shaped single-depth plan.

It is two stories high with a nine-window range, displaying a symmetrical front with end gables that are set forward. The design includes cill and lintel bands, an eaves cornice, and plain surrounds. The entrances are located on the inner sides of the gables, with windows arranged in a grouping of three, one, and three in the central section, and triple lights in the gables. The windows have been replaced with late 20th-century uPVC casements.

Historically, this building is significant as an early example of married quarters, a relatively new type of accommodation within barracks at the time. It reflects the Cardwell reforms, which aimed to redistribute barracks across the country to foster local connections and improve recruitment. The Bodmin Depot is one of the two most complete examples of such depots, notable for being constructed in stone and being linked to the former Militia armoury.