Stormont House
| Stormont House | |
| County Down | |
|---|---|
| |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | J40117476 |
| Location: | 54°36’6"N, 5°49’56"W |
| History | |
| Address: | Prince of Wales Avenue |
| Country house | |
| Information | |
| Condition: | Converted to offices |
| Owned by: | The Crown |
Stormont House (also called Speaker's House) is the headquarters of the Northern Ireland Office, situated in the Stormont Estate in County Down, just outside Belfast. The house was designed by Ralph Knott,[1] although Sir Edwin Lutyens has been credited with some involvement.
The house is a Garde B1 listed building.[2]
Stormont House served as the official residence of the Speaker of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland between 1921 and 1972, when the position was abolished. For part of the time it was actually lived in by a number of Prime Ministers of Northern Ireland in preference to their own official residence, Stormont Castle, which was used primarily as offices.[3]
The Social Security Agency building shares its grounds with Stormont House, however it is separated from the main building by a fence.
The Northern Ireland Office is currently based at Stormont House after relocating from Castle Buildings nearby.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Brittain-Catlin, Timothy (2014) Bleak Houses, MIT Press, ISBN 9780262026697, p. 42
- ↑ Listing details: Stormont House
- ↑ "The Northern Ireland Parliament". Election Demon. http://www.election.demon.co.uk/stormont/intro.html. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ↑ Devenport, Mark (29 July 2009) Deal hot house to be justice home. BBC News