Former Weedon Barracks, Storehouse Number 7

The Former Weedon Barracks, Storehouse Number 7, is a Grade II* listed warehouse built between 1804 and 1810, located on the west side of Bridge Street in Lower Weedon. It is part of a unique planned military-industrial complex situated north of the canal. The building was converted into a military prison in 1844-1845, during which a wing was added to the west end, along with later additions.

Constructed from Flemish bond red brick, the warehouse features gauged brick dressings around the arches and has a hipped corrugated asbestos roof that replaced the original M-shaped Welsh roof. The rectangular plan includes a central vestibule with stairs leading to flanking storerooms. The structure is two storeys high and has an 11-window range on the south elevation facing the canal. The central entrance has 12-panel double-leaf doors flanked by stone pilasters that support a Doric entablature, with cambered arches above tripartite sash windows. There are similar wider blocked doorways at either end, with matching windows above. The ground-floor windows are semi-circular arched and set in semi-circular arched recesses. In the 1930s, the building was refenestrated with small-paned cast-iron casements featuring centre-hung lights. The centre and ends of the building project slightly, and it has a plinth and a first-floor string course.

The rear of the building was also refenestrated in the 1930s with similar small-paned cast-iron casements. A single-storey addition was made to the west in the mid to late 1840s, originally consisting of two parallel gabled ranges oriented north-south. The south elevation features a parapet that conceals the gables and has gauged brick arches over horned sash windows, with some late 19th and early 20th-century extensions. Additionally, a single-storey range was added to the east between 1899 and 1911, serving as a Painters' Shop, which has a south-facing gable end with round windows above two tall semi-circular arched windows and a Welsh slate roof with cowled vents.

The interior was reroofed with steel trusses and refloored in ferroconcrete during the 1930s. This building is an integral part of a military complex that includes its own defensible transport system and surrounding walls. For more details, refer to the description of Storehouse No 2.