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Latitude: 54.7741 / 54°46'26"N
Longitude: -1.5753 / 1°34'31"W
OS Eastings: 427416
OS Northings: 542210
OS Grid: NZ274422
Mapcode National: GBR KFF7.RF
Mapcode Global: WHC4Q.S81G
Plus Code: 9C6WQCFF+JV
Entry Name: Pemberton Buildings
Listing Date: 10 March 1988
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1121386
English Heritage Legacy ID: 110418
ID on this website: 101121386
Location: Durham, County Durham, DH1
County: County Durham
Electoral Ward/Division: Elvet and Gilesgate
Parish: City of Durham
Built-Up Area: Durham
Traditional County: Durham
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): County Durham
Church of England Parish: Durham St Oswald
Church of England Diocese: Durham
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NZ 2742 SW
14/363
DURHAM AND FRAMWELLGATE
PALACE GREEN (East side)
Pemberton Buildings
GV
II
University union and lecture rooms. Dated 1929 on rainwater heads; by W.D. Caröe. Snecked stone with ashlar dressings; stone-flagged roof. Double-span. Tudor and C17 styles.
Three storey, one bay tower at left; two storeys, six bays at right. Entrance tower has four-leaf door in Tudor arch; square surround has carved spandrels, raised central panel with University arms flanked by carved bands. Four lights in panel above with cornice and carved cresting; obelisk finials on flanking pilasters. Shallow three-light canted window in set-back top storey under battlemented parapet.
Six bay section has ashlar ground floor; bays two and five project under gabled dormers and have two-light mullioned and transomed ground floor and tall first floor windows with two transoms. Similar style windows fill other bays, those on first floor without transoms and set back between Tuscan half- and quarter-columns, supporting cyma-moulded cornice. All windows leaded casements. Right return has two shaped gables and dated rainwater heads.
Included for group value.
Listing NGR: NZ2741742210
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