Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Guard Room beside main entrance, Raglan Barracks
Allt-yr-Yn, Newport, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Barrack Hill, Allt-yr-Yn, Newport, designated on 5 February 1993.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Defence
- Date of designation
- 5 February 1993
- Locality
- Barrack Hill
- Community
- Allt-yr-Yn
- Unitary authority
- Newport
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.59625, -3.00690
- Cadw reference
- 3110
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1906 · 249 Newport (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1913 · Sheet 102. Newport. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Raglan Barracks has a commanding hilltop site on N edge of Newport and is approached up Barrack Hill. It is surrounded by this stone perimeter wall; and the main entrance is near the NE end; the Guard-Room abuts the wall.
History
The barracks was begun in 1843 and opened in 1845. The first phase of buildings, which included this range, was probably built by Colonel Ord, the Government Royal Engineer, and was designed to accommodate a cavalry regiment; it was also used by some infantry units and was variously known as Cavalry Barracks and Artillery Barracks. Renamed Raglan Barracks in 1963 when, following conversion, it became home to the Monmouthshire Territorial and Auxiliary Forces Association.
Exterior
Single-storey coursed rubble building with plinth, rock-faced quoins and freestone dressings to window and door openings. Slate roof, hipped to front (SW) end over open porch; roof here carried on iron columns. Rendered brick chimney stack to centre. 12 pane sash windows (one with horizontal glazing bar missing) including to front beside boarded door entrance with 3 pane overlight.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as part of the original phase of construction of this well preserved example of a mid C19 military barracks. Group value with other listed items at Raglan Barracks.
Nearby in the register
- Range to NE of Main Barrack Block, Raglan BarracksDefenceunder 1 mi
- Boundary Wall to Raglan BarracksDefenceunder 1 mi
- Main Barrack Block (including Regimental HQ), Raglan BarracksDefenceunder 1 mi
- Territorial Army Former Veterinary Hospital, Raglan BarracksHealth and Welfareunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.