Located on Bellew Road at the former Princess Royal Barracks in Deepcut, the Sergeants’ Mess is a stately Edwardian style building set in 4.25 acres of grounds with mature trees, within a total site measuring approximately 6.23 acres. The three-storey main building of the Sergeants’ Mess was originally built in 1938 to designs by architect W A Ross with a brick façade, classical Portland stone entrance portico, dormer roof and tall feature brick chimneys.

The Sergeants’ Mess has been historically refurbished and extended with modern sash windows installed and new pavilion wings constructed, connected to the main building by Doric order colonnades. As part of a 1972 modernisation these were converted into glazed corridors. The refurbished building was reopened by HM Queen Elizabeth II in May 1972.

Weston Homes plans to convert and develop the site to provide a £32.5 million (GDV) scheme of 70 converted and newly built homes, comprising 65 market sale and 5 shared ownership homes. The main Sergeants’ Mess building will be converted into 33 apartments, whilst in the extensive grounds Weston Homes will build a premium collection of new two, three, four and five-bedroom homes, each with private gardens.

The Explore

We headed out early on Sunday morning from Essex and made good time around the M25, the site itself sits surrounded by Woodland and after walking the entire perimeter found that it was easier to get in that we initially thought 🙂

There were a couple of security ‘Daleks ‘ but nothing that couldn’t be avoided.