Stormont House (also called Speaker's House) is a Grade B1

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situated in the

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. It was designed by Ralph Knott, although

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has been credited with some involvement. It served as the

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of the Speaker of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland between 1921 and 1972. For part of the time it was actually lived in by a number of

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in preference to their own official residence, Stormont Castle, which was used primarily as offices. It was later the headquarters of the

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(NIO) until 2022, when the NIO moved to Erskine House in central

. Stormont House shares its grounds with Castle Buildings, however it is separated from the main building by a fence.

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