Accommodation Block, Winston Barracks, Hyndford Road

Accommodation Block, Winston Barracks, Hyndford Road

Probably built by the War Office between 1936 and 1939. This is a 2-storey accommodation block comprising a 41-bay H-plan structure extended to the east and west, creating open courtyards. It is constructed in coursed red brick with predominantly brick dressings. The base course is detailed with chamfered cills and flat-arched windows. The centre block features an eaves blocking course, while the remainder of the building has overhanging eaves.

The principal south elevation is symmetrical and arranged in sections of 13, 15, and 13 bays. Seven regularly placed round-arched windows occupy the ground floor with decorative glazing and sandstone keystone details. Above the central window is a sandstone architraved tablet bearing a George VI monogram surmounted by an Imperial crown. The first floor has regular fenestration, and a decorative curvilinear gablet rises from the centre of the eaves blocking course, housing a clock. The 13-bay blocks to the left and right are advanced forward. At the centre of each, the ground floor contains a sandstone architraved window with keystone detail, and above it an oval window with moulded sandstone surround. Regular fenestration extends across the flanking bays. The 6-bay inside returns also have regular fenestration, with 2-leaf lying-pane glazed timber doors featuring decorative fanlights positioned at the re-entrant angles.

The east elevation is symmetrical and comprises 15 bays arranged as 2, 11, and 2. At the centre of the centre block's ground floor is a doorway with decorative brick surround and a 2-leaf lying-pane glazed timber door, with three windows to the first floor above. Regular fenestration extends across the flanking bays. The 2 bays to the left and right are advanced to form the open courtyards, with regular fenestration to both ground and first floors. The 10-bay inside returns also have regular fenestration.

The north elevation is near-symmetrical and arranged in 13, 15, and 13 bays. A 9-bay kitchen range projects forward at the centre, stepped down to the north, with five regularly spaced windows at its centre. It is flanked by advanced 2-bay blocks with boarded timber doors featuring glazed panels. Regular fenestration continues to the left and right returns. Round-arched windows with decorative glazing occupy the ground floor of the flanking bays to the left and right, with 2-leaf lying-pane timber doors featuring letterbox fanlights at the outer left and right. Three windows rise to the first floor above these doors. The 13-bay blocks advanced to the left and right have regular fenestration to both ground and first floors, as do the 7-bay inside returns.

The west elevation is symmetrical and comprises 15 bays arranged as 2, 11, and 2. The ground floor centre bay of the centre block contains a doorway with decorative brick surround and a 2-leaf lying-pane glazed timber door, with three windows to the first floor above. Regular fenestration extends across the flanking bays. The 2 bays to the left and right are advanced to form the open courtyards, with regular fenestration to both ground and first floors. The 10-bay inside returns have regular fenestration, with boarded timber doors positioned near-centre at ground floor level.

The windows throughout are predominantly small-pane timber sash and case windows with border glazing pattern. The roof is piended, covered in red concrete pantiles. Brick stacks break the pitch, and a wallhead stack serves the kitchen range. Cast-iron rainwater goods with decorative hoppers are present, dated 1946.

The interior is simple in treatment, with basic mouldings, concrete and boarded timber floors, and pelmets over windows in the principal rooms. Staircases positioned at the east and west are fitted with geometric iron railings.