Co-operative Emporium and Danum House

Co-operative Emporium and Danum House, 49 - 61, St Sepulchre Gate

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1031509
Date first listed:
24-Oct-1997
List Entry Name:
Co-operative Emporium and Danum House
Statutory Address:
Co-operative Emporium and Danum House, 49 - 61, St Sepulchre Gate
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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1031509
Date first listed:
24-Oct-1997
List Entry Name:
Co-operative Emporium and Danum House
Statutory Address 1:
Co-operative Emporium and Danum House, 49 - 61, St Sepulchre Gate

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
Co-operative Emporium and Danum House, 49 - 61, St Sepulchre Gate

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
Doncaster (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:
Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:
SE 57370 03169

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 17 December 2021 to update the name and address and to reformat the text to current standards

SE 5703 SW
1281/6/10016

DONCASTER
ST SEPULCHRE GATE (East side)
Nos. 49 - 61 (Odd) Co- operative Emporium and Danum House

II

Alternatively known as: DUKE STREET

Alternatively known as: PRINTING OFFICE STREET

Department store and offices. 1938-40. Designed by T H Johnson & Son for the Doncaster Co-operative Society Ltd. Steel framed with yellow brick and pale blue Vitriolite tile cladding. Five storey. Central five storey block has brick cladding and lower three storey side wings have Vitriolite tile cladding. Glazed central rounded staircase tower has projecting cornice. Ground floor has continuous plate glass shop fronts with bronzed metal frame windows and black Vitriolite cladding below. Set back shop entrances have curved side windows. Ground floor protected by continuous canopy. Lower wings have two continuous rows of metal framed windows with flat coped parapet. Central section has banded brickwork with strips of windows on the third floor in continuous raised surrounds, similar though larger windows to fourth floor with similar surround and pale blue Vitriolite panels between windows. North facade to Printing Office Street has projecting four storey block to east clad in pale blue Vitriolite tiles. South facade to Duke Street curved with similar four storey block to east with large commercial lorry entrance at ground floor and two pairs of windows to each of the three upper floors, also clad in pale blue Vitriolite tiles.

INTERIOR has central staircase with inner glass brick elevator shaft and surrounding stairs with polished stone facing and metal balustrade. Rear staircase has similar polished stone facing and aluminium balustrade.

Listing NGR: SE5737003169

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
468908
Legacy System:
LBS

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

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