Customs House
CUSTOMS HOUSE, NORTH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1139855
- Date first listed:
- 12-Apr-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Customs House
- Statutory Address:
- CUSTOMS HOUSE, NORTH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1139855
- Date first listed:
- 12-Apr-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Customs House
- Statutory Address 1:
- CUSTOMS HOUSE, NORTH STREET
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.
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CUSTOMS HOUSE, NORTH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Middlesbrough (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 49596 21195
Details
MIDDLESBROUGH NORTH STREET, NZ 42 SE (4921) west side.
1/57 Customs House 12.4.72 - II Coal Exchange and hotel, 1836 by G. Burlison (Darlington). Mid C19 rear extension. Used as Customs House 1881 - c.1960; now used as community centre. Brick, faced on north and east sides with sandstone ashlar; banded rustication on ground floor. Welsh slate roof with rendered stack; felt slates on rear extension. Greek revival style. 2 storeys, 3 x 3 bays defined by giant pilasters. (East) entrance front has central renewed panelled double doors, overlight and 5-pane sidelights, in doorcase with fluted Doric columns and antae. 2 sash windows with glazing bars in each bay. Chamfered plinth, sill bands on ground floor, panelled aprons below first-floor windows and entablature between floors. Flag pole, in middle of first floor, passes through cornice. Shallow parapet, slightly raised and panelled over middle bay. Shallow-pitched hipped and gabled roof. Transverse ridge stack. Similar right return with window in place of central door. 3-panel double doors and overlight up 4 steps at right end. One-storey rear extension. Altered interior retains ground and first-floor assembly rooms at north end. Both have wood door architraves. Ceiling on first floor has deep double-recessed panels with coving and dentil cornices, above panelled wood tie beam supporting short panelled queen posts with egg-and-dart mouldings. Former cottages, adjoining south side, are not of special interest.
Listing NGR: NZ4959621195
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 59764
- 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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