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Latitude: 54.5262 / 54°31'34"N
Longitude: -1.5526 / 1°33'9"W
OS Eastings: 429055
OS Northings: 514642
OS Grid: NZ290146
Mapcode National: GBR KJL3.N7
Mapcode Global: WHC5X.3HYG
Plus Code: 9C6WGCGW+FX
Entry Name: Edward Pease Public Library and Darlington Art Gallery
Listing Date: 6 September 1977
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1322938
English Heritage Legacy ID: 110595
Also known as: Crown Street Library
Darlington Free Library
Edward Pease Public Library
Darlington Central Library
ID on this website: 101322938
Location: Darlington, County Durham, DL1
County: Darlington
Electoral Ward/Division: Park East
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Darlington
Traditional County: Durham
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): County Durham
Church of England Parish: Darlington St Cuthbert
Church of England Diocese: Durham
Tagged with: Public library Library building
CROWN STREET
1. (East Side)
5195
Edward Pease Public Library
and Darlington Art Gallery
NZ 2914 NW 9/249
II
2.
Exuberant civic building inscribed Edward Pease Free Library 1884. One storey
and attic; 6 bays on East Street, canted angle and 21 bays on Crown Street front,
of which the 6th bay from the right is an entrance. Strong red brick with plentiful
terra-cotta dressings. High pitched roof of graduated Lakeland slates with big,
decorative ridge stacks. Attic windows in gables of an elaborate Dutch renaissance
style, at intervals; some straight and some serpentine open pediments. All windows
have baroque treatment: scrolled side pieces and moulded projecting key blocks
running up through segmental pediments with fan decoration. Brickwork panels below.
Five splayed steps, with cast iron lame holders on side walls, to corner doorway
under pediment holding coats of arms among scrolls. A few wrought iron area railings
remain. Wood cupola with ogee lead dome on ridge above side entrance. Plaque
on west wall refers to a stone with an iron hitching ring set below. This is where
W.T. Stead, the celebrated campaigning journalist, used to tie his horse when he
was editor of the "Northern Echo".
Listing NGR: NZ2905514642
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