Farrell Centre (Claremont Buildings)

Claremont Buildings are located on Eldon Place, by the corner of Barras Bridge and Claremont Road in Newcastle upon Tyne. Built in 1896, by W. Hope as shops and offices for Fairless Harrison, a Newcastle tanner. The building was extended in 1905. This is a Grade II listed building on the National Heritage List for England. It currently hosts the Tearoom and The Farrell Centre.

The bulk of the building is now The Farrell Centre, which combines a public gallery and exhibitions, research hub, and community space. The centre is the vision of Sir Terry Farrell (who grew up in Newcastle and studied at Newcastle University) and aims to increase public engagement in the future of architecture and planning. The Farrell Centre was opened to the public on the 22nd April 2023. The Farrell Centre works closely with Newcastle University's School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape - with research and teaching spanning the social sciences, humanities, creative practice, engineering, and biotechnology.

Claremont Buildings were originally built as shops and with offices above, but have had varied use over time, including as a department store and later hosting the University Chaplaincy. In more recent times, from 2013 it hosted Quilliam Brothers’ Teahouse, now under new ownersip as The Tearoom. The bulk of the listed building was transformed, between 2021-23, into The Farrel Centre, in partnership with SPACE and Elliott Architects Ltd.