Central School (East Block)

The Central School (East Block), formerly known as Darlington Technical College, was built in 1896 by G.G. Hoskins in an elaborate Perpendicular style. It features pinkish brick with terra-cotta dressings and consists of two storeys and a basement, with a total of 13 bays. The central bay forms the base of a projecting four-storey tower, which has a first-floor bay window supported by an entrance porch. The tower, porch ends, and the corners of the two-bay projections on each side are adorned with octagonal corner turrets. These projections are gabled and include attic windows. The high-pitched slate roofs are topped with ridge stacks. The sections between and beyond the three projections display a quatrefoil patterned frieze that rests on a corbel table. All windows are designed with Perpendicular tracery and segmental relieving arches. The entrance features a many-moulded Tudor arched design with a drip mould and leafy stops, along with a name plaque above.