The Anchorage, Birmingham
| The Anchorage | |
|---|---|
 The building in August 2013 | |
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| General information | |
| Type | House |
| Architectural style | Arts and Crafts |
| Address | 137, Handsworth Wood Road,Handsworth Wood |
| Town or city | Birmingham |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 52°31′07″N1°55′47″W/ 52.5185°N 1.92978°W |
| Completed | 1899 |
| Designations | Grade II* listed |
The Anchorageis aGrade II* listedbuilding inHandsworth Wood,Birmingham, England.[1]
It was built in 1899, toArts and Crafts-style designs byJoseph CrouchandEdmund 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-centrecupola.[1]
A fire in around 1977 burnt the main hall'sminstrels' galleryand a set ofmurals,The Hunt and Feast,byFred Davis.[1][3]Other interior fittings include metal work by a member of theBromsgrove Guild,possiblyBenjamin Creswick,and embroidery byMary Newill,who also madestained glassfor 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.[4]From 1983 to 2019 the building was occupied by theJesus Fellowship Churchas one of its Community Houses.[5]
References[edit]
- ^abcdefgHistoric England."The Anchorage (Grade II*) (1076319)".National Heritage List for England.Retrieved28 October2015.
- ^"1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription".1901.Retrieved29 October2015– viaFindmypast.
- ^Willsdon, Clare A. P. (2000).Mural Painting in Britain 1840-1940: Image and Meaning.Oxford University Press. p. 137.ISBN978-0-19-817515-5.
- ^"Repairs and adaptation:The Anchorage, Handsworth Wood, Birmingham".HDA Architecture.Retrieved29 October2015.
- ^"Jesus Fellowship Church, Birmingham".Jesus Fellowship Church.Retrieved29 October2015.
