Soho House
Soho House, Soho Avenue, Handsworth, Birmingham, B18 5LB
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1076151
- Date first listed:
- 25-Apr-1952
- Statutory Address:
- Soho House, Soho Avenue, Handsworth, Birmingham, B18 5LB
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1076151
- Date first listed:
- 25-Apr-1952
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 08-Jul-1982
- Statutory Address 1:
- Soho House, Soho Avenue, Handsworth, Birmingham, B18 5LB
Location
- Statutory Address:
- Soho House, Soho Avenue, Handsworth, Birmingham, B18 5LB
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 05332 89078
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 16/12/2014
SP 0589 SW 19/1
5104
Handsworth, B18,
SOHO AVENUE,
Soho House
(Formerly listed as Nos 5 to 11 (odd) Soho House Police Hostel.
Previously listed as Soho Hall Hotel)
25.4.52
II*
The enlargement over a long period of an unfinished mid C18 house acquired
in 1766 by Matthew Boulton, whose home this was from 1766 to 1809. In 1789
Samuel and then in 1796 James Wyatt, was being employed. The principal
front (now the garden facade) probably attributable to James Wyatt. Faced
with painted slate in imitation of ashlar work. Two storeys plus attics;
7 bays with giant panelled Ionic pilasters left and right and either side
of the centre bay. Ground floor with central semi-circular porch on Ionic
columns and 6 windows. First floor with a central tripartite window on
a sill band and an attic semi-circular tripartite window both within a
tall arch and 6 first floor windows on a sill band and 6 almost square
attic windows. All windows sashes with glazing bars. Entablature, moulded
cornice and blocking course. Left and right, modern additions. Entrance
hall with scagliola columns and, in the back wall, double doors flanked
by niches. The doors lead into a room with 3 narrow transverse groin vaulted
bays running from mock scagliola iron columns either side of recesses flanking
the fireplace on the left to thin pilasters on the right; the entrance
wall is bowed to match the shallow bow window at the far end of the room.
The groin vaults, which are plastered, are probably carried on an iron frame
or architrave.
Listing NGR: SP0533289078
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 217624
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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