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Latitude: 54.5371 / 54°32'13"N
Longitude: -1.5675 / 1°34'3"W
OS Eastings: 428081
OS Northings: 515843
OS Grid: NZ280158
Mapcode National: GBR KHHZ.FC
Mapcode Global: WHC5W.W7R4
Plus Code: 9C6WGCPJ+RX
Entry Name: Stooperdale Offices
Listing Date: 14 November 2001
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1389488
English Heritage Legacy ID: 488170
ID on this website: 101389488
Location: Pierremont, Darlington, County Durham, DL3
County: Darlington
Electoral Ward/Division: Brinkburn & Faverdale
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Darlington
Traditional County: Durham
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): County Durham
Church of England Parish: Darlington St Matthew and St Luke
Church of England Diocese: Durham
Tagged with: Architectural structure
907/0/10015 BRINKBURN ROAD
14-NOV-01 (North side)
Stooperdale Offices
GV II
Office building. 1911. Designed by William Bell for the North-Eastern railway Company. Ferro-concrete framing clad with Normanton brick and terracotta. Welsh slate roofs and various tall square chimney stacks. Baroque Revival style.
Main facade has 3 storey, 7 window central block with setback 2 1/2 storey 7 window wings and beyond projecting 3 storey, 4 window pavilions. All windows are glazing bar sashes.
Central block has banded rustication and central double doors within an elaborate classical surround, set beneath a large porte corchere supported on sets of 3 Roman Doric columns at each corner. Above central 3 windows surmounted by 4 columned portico with pediment rising through both upper floors. Central 3 windows have prominent terracotta surrounds and remaining sash windows have plain surrounds with elongated keystones. Central block topped with bold dentilated cornice and blustraded parapet, pediment bears date "1911". Flanking wings have slightly projecting central windows set in elaborate rusticated door surrounds, with 3 sashes to either side, above 7 sashes all with projecting keystones. Above a plain brick parapet with 2- and 3-light dormer windows behind. Pavilions have pairs of central windows with rusticated surrounds surmounted by segmental pediments, and beyond single sashes in plain surrounds. Upper central windows flanked by rusticated pilasters, all sashes have prominent keystones. Pavilions topped with bold cornices.
Listing NGR: NZ2808015850
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