APPLICATION FOR AMENDMENT TO THE LIST

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1 APPLICATION FOR AMENDMENT TO THE LIST Before completing this form please ensure you have read the accompanying guidance notes. All sections marked * are essential; please complete all other sections as fully as you are able. Please also use this form when applying for a Certificate of Immunity (COI) from listing and for applications for listing triggered by a Building Preservation Notice (BPN). Date of application * 6 February 2010 Application type * Listing Amendment Upgrade Downgrade De-list Please tick one F O R INT ERNAL US E O NL Y LMS UID Received in territory Section A Applicant information * Name (including name of organisation where applicable) David Winpenny, Chairman, Ripon Civic Society Address inc. postcode Victoria Villa Princess Road Ripon HG4 1HW Preferred telephone number david@riponcivicsociety.org.uk Section B Building to be considered * Name World War I huts at Deverell Barracks Address inc. postcode Ripon N Yorks HG4 2RB Alternative telephone number National grid reference SE I have included a map extract* If the building is already listed Listing reference number 1

2 Section C Claims to special architectural and historic interest * Please refer to supporting documentation where necessary Part of Deverell Barracks preserves a range of wooden buildings from the huge World War I army camp that surrounded much of Ripon from 1915 to about They are the only parts of the camp to survive. During World War 1 Ripon Camp was one of the main centres for the organisation of troops being sent to and returning from the Front. Before the outbreak of the War the old racecourse at Hell Wath, on the edge of Ripon, had already been in use for Territorial Army training for a number of years. To try to boost the local economy, the Ripon Corporation was already negotiating for a permanent Army Camp; so when war broke out Ripon was well placed for the construction of what became one of the largest army camps in the country. At its height it accommodated more than 30,000 soldiers, completely dominating the city, whose population at that time was around 7,000. The camp was served by its own railway system, branching off the main Ripon Line at Littlethorpe Junction, about a mile outside the city. There is some surviving film footage of a Highland Regiment s games day at the camp. Many memoirs of soldiers from the period detail their time in Ripon Camp. Among the most notable of those to pass through was the poet Wilfred Owen, who wrote some of his most memorable poems, including The Send-Off, Mental Cases and Futility while stationed in Ripon. After the World War 1 the camp was reduced in size, particularly to the south. It came into prominence again during the war, but since then it has been maintained by the army, mostly for use by Royal Engineers Regiments. The huts are of different types; the most architecturally-distinguished (of which there are at least seven: it is, inevitably, difficult to obtain access to the camp to ascertain exact numbers) are substantial, with verandas. The canopies are glazed, and there is a row of lights in the roofs of some of the huts. Most of the huts retain their multi-paned windows. Their construction is probably fairly standard War Office issue, though they have a slightly Raj aspect to them. There are other wooden buildings that appear to be of the same date, some also retaining the original fenestration. The huts are set in grass alongside wide roads or round a parade square. As a rare survivor of World War I and one of the last reminders of the important Ripon Camp, they deserve protection, and we would hope that they could be considered for spot-listing to give them immediate protection. Please continue on a separate sheet if necessary 2

3 Section D Supporting documentation* I attach: Clear current photographs of the exterior * Some from public roads. As this is MOD property access is strictly limited Clear current photographs of the interior* Supporting documentation X As this is MOD property access is strictly limited X Section E Background information about structure/building 1. Is the building the subject of a planning application, or subject of existing planning permission or consent? Yes Please give details below No BUT SEE SECTION 4 2. Is the building the subject of pre-application discussions with the local authority? Yes Please give details below No Not known 3. Has the owner given notice to the local authority of intent to demolish? Yes Please give details below No 3

4 4. Any other information relevant to your application. This part of the barracks is to be removed from Army use and is likely to be sold off. As far as we are aware there is no protection for the huts, which a subsequent purchaser could demolish. We believe that they should be spot-listed before this is allowed to happen. Please continue on a separate sheet if necessary. 4

5 Section F Owner contact information * 1 Are you the sole owner and occupier of the building? Yes No (If you are not the owner, or there are any other part-owners or occupiers/tenants beside yourself, please give their details below.) No owner information (Go to question 2 of this section) Name (including name of organisation where applicable) Address inc. postcode Preferred telephone number Alternative telephone number Name (including name of organisation where applicable) Address inc. postcode Preferred telephone number Alternative telephone number Please continue on a separate sheet if necessary. 2 If you do not know who owns the building please tell us why in the box below. These are currently Army premises, so presumably are owned by the MOD. 3 Once we have made an initial assessment of the case and if we intend to proceed we will notify the owner. If you believe this notification will jeopardise the building please outline below in Section E, question 4. 5

6 Note: there may be other huts of the same age in the area to the west of those indicated; we have been unable to inspect the site. 6

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