| The Old Barracks | |||||||
| Type: | Barracks | ||||||
| Map Type: | Staffordshire | ||||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Staffordshire | ||||||
| Location: | Newcastle-under-Lyme | ||||||
| Built: | 1855 | ||||||
| Used: | 1855-1950s | ||||||
| Built For: | War Office | ||||||
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The Old Barracks is a former military installation in Barrack Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme, England. It is a Grade II listed building.
The building was designed in the Italianate style as a barracks for the North Staffordshire Militia and completed in 1855. It was initially used by G Company of the 2nd Staffordshire Rifle Volunteer Corps[1] which evolved to become The King's Own (3rd Staffordshire) Rifles Militia before being renamed the 4th (Militia) Battalion in 1881.[2] The building was acquired by Major W. H. Dalton, of the Staffordshire Rangers, and placed in trust for military use in 1882.[3] The unit evolved to become G Company of the 5th Battalion of the North Staffordshire Regiment in 1908.[4] 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.[3]