79-83, COLMORE ROW B3
79-83, COLMORE ROW B3
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1075639
- Date first listed:
- 21-Jan-1970
- List Entry Name:
- 79-83, COLMORE ROW B3
- Statutory Address:
- 79-83, COLMORE ROW B3
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1075639
- Date first listed:
- 21-Jan-1970
- List Entry Name:
- 79-83, COLMORE ROW B3
- Statutory Address 1:
- 79-83, COLMORE ROW B3
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- 79-83, COLMORE ROW B3
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Birmingham (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 06852 87035
Details
COLMORE ROW 1. 5104 City Centre B3 Nos 79 to 83 (odd) SP 0687 SE 29/10 21.1.70 II GV 2. Late C19. Stone. Three storeys; 5 bays, the inner 3 slightly advanced. Ground floor with an arched side entrance up steps and beneath a segmental hood born on headless birds as brackets, a large arched window on a vermiculated surround. The principal entrance up steps, arched and within a porch with coupled Corinthian columns and balcony and then another large window and side entrance. First floor with, centrally, 3 windows with balconies and flanking unfluted Corinthian columns carrying heavily ornate segmental pediments with urns and outer windows in moulded surrounds and with detached segmental pediment. Second floor with an arcade of 7 small arched windows with much sculpture in the spandrels and aprons and, left, Lorenzo Ghiberti and, right, Benvenuto Cellini. Above, in the centre, a richly decorated and bracketted cornice with attic balustrade.
Listing NGR: SP0685387037
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 216984
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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