122–124 Colmore Row is a Grade I listed building on Colmore Row in Birmingham, England. Built as the Eagle Insurance Offices it was later occupied by Orion Insurance[2] and was Hudson's Coffee House until late 2011, It is currently Java Lounge Coffee House (as of July 2015[update]).
| 122 & 124 Colmore Row | |
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| Former names | Eagle Insurance offices |
| Alternative names | Java Lounge Coffee House |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial |
| Architectural style | Arts and Crafts |
| Location | 122 & 124 Colmore Row, Birmingham |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Current tenants | Clive Reeves PR/ Java Lounge Coffee House |
| Completed | 1900 |
| Owner | Evenacre |
| Height | 15 metres (49 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 4 |
| Floor area | 6,180 sq ft |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Designated | 21 January 1970 |
| Reference no. | 1343375[1] |
Completed in 1900, it was designed in an Arts and Crafts style by William Lethaby and Joseph Lancaster Ball. Pevsner's The Buildings of England: Warwickshire describes it as "one of the most original buildings of its date in England"[2] and Foster's Birmingham (Pevsner Architectural Guides) as "one of the most important monuments of the Arts and Crafts Free Style in the country".[3]
Evenacre acquired the building in 2011 and undertook a £500,000 renovation of the building including restoration of the stone façade and interior works including a feature reception. In October 2014 CBRE started marketing the vacant building to potential tenants.[4]
References
edit- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1343375)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ a b Pevsner, Nikolaus; Wedgwood, Alexandra (1966). The Buildings of England: Warwickshire (2003 ed.). Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-09679-8.
- ^ Foster, Andy (2005). "Colmore Row". Birmingham. Pevsner Architectural Guides. London: Yale University Press. pp. 93–95. ISBN 0-300-10731-5. Vaughan Hart, ‘William Richard Lethaby and the Holy Spirit’, Architectural History: Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain, vol.36, 1993, pp.145-158.
- ^ "IHistoric Colmore Row building undergoes £500k refurb". Birmingham Post. Birmingham. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
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