The Anchorage, Birmingham
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Grade II* listed |
H. Bedford Lemere
, May 1901.The Anchorage is a
Grade II* listed building in Handsworth Wood, Birmingham, England.[1]
It was built in 1899, to Arts and Crafts-style designs by Joseph Crouch and Edmund Butler,[1] as a house for Alfred Constantine, a manufacturing jeweller.[1][2] At the time, the area was in Staffordshire. The building is made of brick, with stone dressing and applied timber framing. The roof is tiled, with an off-centre cupola.[1]
A fire in around 1977 burnt the main hall's
Mary Newill, who also made stained glass for some of the windows.[1]
The building was granted protection from unauthorised alteration through Grade II* listed designation on 8 July 1982.[1]
One of its attached garages has been converted into a self contained dwelling under the direction of HDA Architecture.Jesus Fellowship Church as one of its Community Houses.[5]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Anchorage, Birmingham.
- ^ a b c d e f g Historic England. "The Anchorage (Grade II*) (1076319)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription". 1901. Retrieved 29 October 2015 – via Findmypast.
- ISBN 978-0-19-817515-5.
- ^ "Repairs and adaptation:The Anchorage, Handsworth Wood, Birmingham". HDA Architecture. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- Jesus Fellowship Church. Retrieved 29 October 2015.