Monument record TR 34 SW 627 - Pasley barrack block, Old Park Barracks
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TR 3039 4413 (point) Estimated from sources |
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Map sheet | TR34SW |
District | DOVER, KENT |
Civil Parish | WHITFIELD, DOVER, KENT |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Pasley barrack block (numbered Unit 28 within the Old Park barracks site) was an infantry barrack block built in the 1930s. The building is an 'H-plan' block built in brick in an austere Neo-Georgian style. The plan centred on a large ground floor dining room with dormitories over. The centre block and each of the four end wings had an ablution block projecting to the rear. In addition there was a single story block at the back of the central block which has been interpreted as a kitchen block. On each floor of the central block there were seven dormitories divided into higher and lower status. The higher status dormitories had fireplaces and improved decoration. There were also drying rooms and cleaning rooms.
The roof of the block had flat and pitched components.
The form of the barrack block was virtually identical to that of nearby Kitchener block (TR 34 SW 626). Pasley block eventually had its dining hall subdivided into a series of high rooms on either side of a long corridor. One plan describes this as a 'hobbies corridor'.
The barracks were decommissioned in 1992 and demolished in 1999 (1)
<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1998, Old Parks Barracks, Whitfield, Dover Historic building records of two barrack-blocks and two smaller buildings (Unpublished document). SKE7791.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE7791 Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1998. Old Parks Barracks, Whitfield, Dover Historic building records of two barrack-blocks and two smaller buildings.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Building Recording of Old Park Barracks, Whitfield (EKE5761)
Record last edited
Dec 6 2011 1:16PM