Cleveland College of Art and Design, Former Central Library and Rear Extension
CLEVELAND COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN, FORMER CENTRAL LIBRARY AND REAR EXTENSION, CLARENCE ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1250256
- Date first listed:
- 09-Mar-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Cleveland College of Art and Design, Former Central Library and Rear Extension
- Statutory Address:
- CLEVELAND COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN, FORMER CENTRAL LIBRARY AND REAR EXTENSION, CLARENCE ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1250256
- Date first listed:
- 09-Mar-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Cleveland College of Art and Design, Former Central Library and Rear Extension
- Statutory Address 1:
- CLEVELAND COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN, FORMER CENTRAL LIBRARY AND REAR EXTENSION, CLARENCE ROAD
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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:
- CLEVELAND COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN, FORMER CENTRAL LIBRARY AND REAR EXTENSION, CLARENCE ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Hartlepool (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 50966 32587
Details
NZ 5032
10/61
HARTLEPOOL,
CLARENCE ROAD (east side),
Cleveland College of Art and Design, Former Central Library and Rear Extension
(Formerly listed as Central Library and rear extension)
9.3.85
G.V. II
Public Library and former newsroom; 1894 on plaque in west gable; by J.W. Brown, Borough Engineer. Rear extension of 1914 by N.F. Dennis, Borough Engineer. Red brick with ornamental terracotta dressings and plain clay tiled roofs, each with 2 ventilation lanterns to ridge. 'L' plan with principal front of library facing Clarence Street (north); former newsroom faces Clarence Road (west). Northern Renaissance style. 2 storeys to library; balanced asymmetry. First-floor windows are separated by simple ½-lozenge pilaster strips continued through parapet to diminutive urn finials. Ornamented 3-centred arched heads to windows in gable end. Dentilled eaves cornice and first-floor sill string. Shaped gables to front and gable end, the latter having circular window. Single-storey 6-bay newsroom has doorway in left bay, with 4-panelled double doors and fanlight with glazing bars, under round-arched opening in pilaster-and-entablature surround having swan-neck pediment with urn finial. Bays defined in parapet by ½-lozenge pilaster strips with urn finials. Dentilled eaves cornice. 3-centred-arched windows. All windows are transomed or cross windows, in architraves.
Listing NGR: NZ5096632587
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 432356
- 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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