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The Old Barracks, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Coordinates: 53°00′36″N 2°13′26″W / 53.0099°N 2.2240°W / 53.0099; -2.2240
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The Old Barracks
Newcastle-under-Lyme
The Old Barracks
The Old Barracks is located in Staffordshire
The Old Barracks
The Old Barracks
Location within Staffordshire
Coordinates53°00′36″N 2°13′26″W / 53.0099°N 2.2240°W / 53.0099; -2.2240
TypeBarracks
Site history
Built1855
Built forWar Office
In use1855-1950s
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated27 September 1972
Reference no.1291465

The Old Barracks is a former military installation in Barrack Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme, England. It is a Grade II listed building.[1]

History

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The building was designed in the Italianate style as a barracks for the North Staffordshire Militia and completed in 1855.[1] It was initially used by G Company of the 2nd Staffordshire Rifle Volunteer Corps[2] which evolved to become The King's Own (3rd Staffordshire) Rifles Militia before being renamed the 4th (Militia) Battalion in 1881.[3] The building was acquired by Major W. H. Dalton, of the Staffordshire Rangers, and placed in trust for military use in 1882.[4] The unit evolved to become G Company of the 5th Battalion of the North Staffordshire Regiment in 1908.[5] The building continued to be used by Territorial Army units until after the Second World War; since the 1950s the building has been used by Remploy as workshops for disabled people.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Historic England. "The Barracks Workshops (1291465)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Newcastle under Lyme". The Drill Hall Project. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  3. ^ "The King's Own (3rd Staffordshire) Rifles". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 2007-11-28. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  4. ^ a b Jenkins, J G (1963). "'Newcastle-under-Lyme: Buildings and castle', in A History of the County of Stafford: Volume 8". London: British History Online. pp. 8–15. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  5. ^ Westlake, Ray (2011). The Territorials, 1908–1914: A Guide for Military and Family Historians. Pen & Sword. ISBN 978-1848843608.