21 Yarm lane
This building is of rendered brick with metal cladding and wooden shutters, the bonding material is mortar and the bond type is of a basic stretcher format. The roof is flat with no chimneys present. This building appears to be two storeys tall. There is a recession on the right corner of this building equating to approximately a quarter of the buildings total length. On the front elevation there are three sets of gallery windows covered with wooden shutters, one of which resides is the recessed area. There is one single entrance within the shutters of the recess and a double entrance within the shutters on the left front proper. The main entrance is a metal shuttered porch that is framed by decorative faux pillars. Beyond this porch there are set of double doors leading into the venue and a single door to the left leading to a private space. On the first floor there are 21 windows in total. Between the two floors is a band of metal cladding. There is the remains of a brick wall to the left edge of the building that extends above the height of the building. The format from the front elevation is followed around to the right consisting of rendered brick, metal cladding and dark brick from top to base. On the ground floor there is a single entrance centrally located with three half sized double windows that are boarded up to the right. On the first floor there are a total of 20 windows, grouped as one on the side of the recession as previously mentioned, eight and then nine respectively from left to right. There are a further two half sized double windows to the right. The back elevation of this building is of bare brick build in English Garden Wall style. There is a recession in the wall approximately 3m deep two thirds of the way along the wall to the right. This building is connected internally to the rest of the pool hall but externally appears to be of a very different building style. On the ground floor there are 6 bricked up windows, two located on the recessed part of the building. The 1st floor is the same having six bricked windows in total, two in the recessed section. All of these windows have stone decorative lintels and sills. The roof is pitched and is covered in corrugated metal. From the left elevation several depths of building are perceived is it likely the result of various construction activities of a number of periods. This is of the same brick style, English Garden Wall as the back. From the left it is possible to see the wall that runs the depth of the recession as mentioned above. In this wall it is possible to see the scar from a former doorway now bricked in on the ground floor. There is also a bricked in window on the 1st floor with a stone lintel and sill in the same format as the back elevation. Further the left the next wall protrudes outwards. In this wall there is a single ground floor entrance with a metal door. This is located in a former large service entrance that is surmounted by a wooden lintel. Both of these mentioned walls are belonging to the same pitched roof as mentioned in the previous paragraph consisting of corrugated metal. On the far right is a wall that is part of the building proper. It is built of rendered brick and mortar in its entirety. The roof is flat and covered with ash felt. On the ground floor of this wall there is a double entrance. Above this entrance is a large metal sheet possibly covering a former window. Other notable features include an air vent. This is located above the door abutting a wall on the right belonging to a different building.
Period |
19th Century
( Late 19th with Late 20th century frontage ) |
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Listed Status | Not Listed |
Within Stockton Town Centre Conservation Area | Yes |
Original Building Use |
Industrial/ Warehouse
( Originally a timber yard before being turned into a hall and theatre. Now a snooker/pool hall ) |
Current Building Use | Leisure/Entertainment |
Date of Survey | Wed, 13 Oct 2010 |
Relationship to Adjoining Buildings |
Adjoined number 19 (record D13) |
Location
21 Yarm Lane Stockton-on-Tees TS18 3DR