Former Weedon Barracks, Outer Wall, South East and South West Bastions and Gate Piers to South East is a Grade II* listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 August 1982. Military structure.
Former Weedon Barracks, Outer Wall, South East and South West Bastions and Gate Piers to South East
- WRENN ID
- ragged-pediment-aspen
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 August 1982
- Type
- Military structure
- Address
- Former Weedon Barracks, Outer Wall, South East and South West Bastions and Gate Piers to South East, Bridge Street, Weedon Bec
- OS grid reference
- SP 627 594
- Coordinates
- 52.22994, -1.0832
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The former Weedon Barracks features enclosure walls, south-east and south-west bastions, and gate piers to the south-east. Constructed in Flemish bond red brick, the walls have stone coping, while the gate piers are also capped with stone. The site includes ten casemates arranged in groups of four and six along the angle formed by the corner of the perimeter wall. Each end has a casemate, likely used for storing artillery pieces, flanking a wall that spans the angle and has a central segmental-arched entrance. The casemates have semi-circular vaults topped with a bomb-proof layer of sand and gravel, which is covered by bricks and a stone-flag walkway. This walkway features a low parapet with stone coping and is accessible via ramps and stone-paved stairs. The site includes pintle hinges and fittings for doors, with some original wooden slatted doors still in place. A square concrete base in the corner was used for anti-aircraft machine guns during early World War II. Loopholes, likely added in 1831, were enlarged in the late 19th century. The enclosure walls form a complete section along the southern perimeter of the site, extending northwards to meet the East Lodge and West Lodge, with gate piers flanking the entrance to the south-east. This structure is part of a unique planned military-industrial complex, which includes its own defensible transport system and surrounding walls. For further details, refer to the description of Storehouse No 2.
Local climate
Former Weedon Barracks, Outer Wall, South East and South West Bastions and Gate Piers to South East 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 77% 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 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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