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Customs House

A Grade II Listed Building in Central, Middlesbrough

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.5835 / 54°35'0"N

Longitude: -1.2341 / 1°14'2"W

OS Eastings: 449596

OS Northings: 521195

OS Grid: NZ495211

Mapcode National: GBR MHTF.MQ

Mapcode Global: WHD70.02L0

Plus Code: 9C6WHQM8+C9

Entry Name: Customs House

Listing Date: 12 April 1972

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1139855

English Heritage Legacy ID: 59764

ID on this website: 101139855

Location: Port Clarence, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, TS2

County: Middlesbrough

Electoral Ward/Division: Central

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Middlesbrough

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): North Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Middlesbrough All Saints

Church of England Diocese: York

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Description


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

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