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Summary

The former hospital staff accommodation block (Building 150), latterly used as a married quarters, and the hospital (Building 151) were built in 1893-4 and linked by a walled yard . The hospital was equipped with two wards, one with two beds and a larger one with nine beds. In the early 20th century the larger ward was converted into an observation room for the Nutt range, a synthetic artillery training aid used for determining range estimation. At some time between 1922 and 1933 it reverted back to a ward room. In the late20th century the staff accommodation block was converted into a ‘B’-type (sub-standard) married quarters. Its two new entrance porches required the demolition of the yard walls and its contents.

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II) 1421827: Okehampton Camp: Building 150, formerly the hospital staff accommodation block, and Building 151, formerly the hospital

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• MILITARY HOSPITAL (Built, XIX - 1893 AD to 1894 AD (Between))

Full description

English Heritage, 05/09/2014, Okehampton Camp: Buildings 150 & 151 (formerly the Hospital with Staff Accommodation), and Revetment Walls and Steps to the south-western Camping Ground (Report - non-specific). SDV357123.

The former hospital staff accommodation block (Building 150), latterly used as a married quarters, and the hospital (Building 151) were built in 1893-4 by James Juliam War Office contractor and linked by a walled yard containing a urinal, a toilet and a small disinfecting chamber. The hospital was equipped with two wards, one with two beds and a larger one with nine beds. In the early C20 the larger ward was converted into an observation room for the Nutt range, a synthetic artillery training aid used for determining range estimation. At some time between 1922 and 1933 it reverted back to a ward room. In the late C20 the staff accommodation block was converted into a ‘B’-type (sub-standard) married quarters. Its two new entrance porches required the demolition of the yard walls and its contents.
MATERIALS: both buildings are constructed from coursed slatestone with brick used for the quoins, the window surrounds and the stacks. The hospital, along with the eastern and southern elevations of the former staff accommodation block, are now cement rendered. The roofs are of Cornish slate with terracotta ridge tiles.
PLAN: the two buildings stand in the south-west section of the camp and are linked by the concrete surface of a former walled yard of which the walls have now been demolished. Both buildings are roughly rectangular-on-plan, with the former staff accommodation block, which is aligned north-south, standing at the west side of the yard while the east-west aligned hospital stands at the east side.
EXTERIOR: the former hospital staff accommodation block and hospital are both single-storeyed buildings with a similar architectural treatment including gabled elevations with plain bargeboards and exposed purlins and brick quoins. Although both buildings have brick window surrounds, those to the hospital have now been covered with cement render. Originally with small-paned sashes with timber frames, all windows are now late-C20, one-over-one sashes with metal frames and chamfered granite sills.
FORMER HOSPITAL STAFF ACCOMMODATION BLOCK (BUILDING 150): the east-facing entrance elevation has two late-C20 porches with half-glazed doors set beneath concrete lintels; the left-hand side porch partially utilises some of the stonework from the walled yard. A narrow window sits to the right-hand side of the right-hand porch. The northern elevation is gabled and of three irregular bays while the eastern and southern elevations, the latter of which is gabled, both have a single window opening.
HOSPITAL (BUILDING 151): the main entrance is situated at the right-hand side of the north-facing elevation and is flanked on each side by projecting gabled ranges; that to the right-hand side has a single window while that to the left hand side has two window openings along with a single window to its left-hand return and a ridge stack with a moulded cornice. At the left-hand side there are a further three window openings. To the rear there is an off-centre ablutions block linked to the main range by a short corridor. It has a gabled roof with two narrow window openings and a late-C20, flat-roofed addition adjoining its left-hand side. The main range to the right-hand side of the ablutions block has three window openings while the left-hand side, which has a lower eaves line, has five window openings. The gabled left and right-hand returns have one and two window openings respectively.
INTERIOR: the internal treatment of the two buildings is largely plain, with both buildings retaining wooden and half-glazed doors, wooden door surrounds and skirting boards.
FORMER HOSPITAL STAFF ACCOMMODATION BLOCK (BUILDING 150): has plain painted walls throughout and a king post truss roof structure.
HOSPITAL (BUILDING 151): the ward room is accessed by an east-west aligned corridor of painted brick with cambered-headed doorways to the rooms on the north and south sides of the corridor. The larger ward room at the east end of the building has plain painted walls and a late-C20 suspended ceiling. Six of its seven beds date to the 1930s. The ward and consulting rooms have opposing iron air vents set in their walls at upper level. The roof structure is comprised of queen post trusses.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: standing between the two buildings is the concrete surface of a former walled yard which contains a north-south aligned surface drain. Both buildings are surrounded by a concrete path with curved corners and granite kerb stones.
Map object based on this source.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

Hospital marked.

Wessex Archaeology, 2001, Okehampton Camp Devon. Archaeological Desk Based Assessment and Earthwork Survey (Report - Survey). SDV360511.

Wessex Archaeology, 2001, Okehampton Camp Devon. Archaeological Desk Based Assessment and Earthwork Survey, Pl. 1, Appendices 1, 3, 6 (Pl. 4) (Report - Survey). SDV360511.

Francis, P., 2002, Okehampton Artillery Camp Historical Appraisal, 4-49, Pl. 50, Appendix 2 (Report - Assessment). SDV276160.

When completed in 1894, the hospital site comprises an 11 bed hospital (Building 151) with a link-detached staff accommodation block (Building 150) joined to the hospital by a walled yard. The accommodation block was subsequently converted to married quarters. Both buildings are constructed of limestone blocks with brick quoins and window dressings under a slate roof.

Wessex Archaeology, 2002, Okehampton Camp. Archaeological Building Recording Survey and Final Earthwork Survey Report (Report - Survey). SDV348121.

Wessex Archaeology, 2002, Okehampton Camp. Archaeological Building Recording Survey and Final Earthwork Survey Report, Pl. 1, Appendices 1, 3, 6 (Pl. 4) (Report - Survey). SDV348121.

Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.

Map object based on this source.

Historic England, 2015, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV358087.

Okehampton Camp: Building 150, formerly the hospital staff accommodation block, and Building 151, formerly the hospital.
Summary of Building
Former hospital staff accommodation block (Building 150), latterly used as a married quarters, and hospital (Building 151) at Okehampton Training Camp. Built 1893-94 by James Julian, War Office contractor.
Reasons for Designation
Building 150, the former hospital staff accommodation block, and Building 151, the former hospital, both of 1894 at Okehampton Camp, are listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Rarity: of the three artillery training camps to have been established in the late C19, Okehampton is the only one to survive with a legible group of contemporary buildings of note, of which Buildings 150 and 151 are two; * Historic interest: they have strong cultural and historical significance, within both a local and national context. The Royal Artillery Training Camp at Okehampton played an important role in the advancement of new military techniques and tactics from the late C19; * Architectural interest: handsomely designed buildings, given their military use, they are built using quality materials such as rubbed brick and local slate stone and granite to present one of the more successful architectural statements of this Victorian military generation; * Intactness: despite some alteration, they retain their historic character and, with the former hospital being the example of a medical building at the camp; * Group value: they form an historic group with other late-C19 camp buildings, with which it has a related use and design concept. Together they form a compact pre-mechanised transport artillery training camp; * Setting: additional and significant interest is provided by the relationship of the camp to Okehampton Range on the Dartmoor Training Area. The range is of high historic significance in itself, and the two sites should not be seen in isolation of each other.
See listing description for history of site and full details of buildings.

English Heritage, 2015, Okehampton Camp: Building 150, Formerly the Hospital Staff Accommodation Block, and Building 151, Formerly the Hospital, Okehampton, Devon (Correspondence). SDV359024.

Notification that the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has decided to add Building 150, formerly the hospital staff accommodation block, and Building 151, formerly the hospital to the List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. The buildings are now listed at Grade II.

English Heritage, 25/07/2014, Okehampton Camp. Building Nos 150 and 151 (Correspondence). SDV357122.

Notification that English Heritage is undertaking a project to consider a number of the military buildings on Okehampton Training Camp for addition to the National Heritage List for England. An inspection of the camp buildings was carried out by English Heritage in April 2014, as a result of which, a number of buildings have been carried forward to full assessment, including buildings Nos 150 and 151.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6567 - Inspection of Buildings at Okehampton Camp
• EDV5539 - Okehampton Artillery Camp Historical Appraisal
• EDV5544 - Building Recording and Earthwork Survey at Okehampton Camp
• EDV3474 - Earthwork survey of Okehampton Castle and Park

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