Stormont House (also called Speaker's House) is the headquarters of the

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, situated in the Stormont Estate in

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. It was designed by

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, although Sir Edwin Lutyens 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. The

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

is currently based at Stormont House after relocating from

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