45 AND 45A, FREDERICK STREET

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1391270
Date first listed:: 29-Apr-2004
List Entry Name:: 45 AND 45A, FREDERICK STREET
Statutory Address:: 45 AND 45A, FREDERICK STREET

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1391270
Date first listed:: 29-Apr-2004
List Entry Name:: 45 AND 45A, FREDERICK STREET
Statutory Address 1:: 45 AND 45A, FREDERICK STREET

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: 45 AND 45A, FREDERICK STREET

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 06034 87555

Details

BIRMINGHAM

997/0/10287 FREDERICK STREET 29-APR-04 45 AND 45A

GV II Manufactory, formerly house, empty at the time of inspection. Early C19, remodelled and extended to form jewellery works in 1882, with further mid-C20 alteration. Remodelled to the designs of Ewan Harper, architect for Robinson and McKewan, manufacturing jewellers. Red brick with ashlar stone dressings , blue brick and terracotta detailing, end brick stacks and a slate roof covering. PLAN: Elongated L-plan, with east facing remodelled frontage to earlier house, and parallel ranges of 2-storeyed workshops extending westwards at the rear of the house. EXTERIOR: Front elevation: 2 storey, 7 window range ( 2:3:2 )rising from a shallow blue brick plinth with the ground floor left side obscured by advanced timber lean-to built against the gable of No.46 adjacent. Central doorway with moulded brick surround beneath shallow segmental arch with advanced fluted keyblock. Double bolection- moulded panelled doors beneath rectangular overlights. Bays are delineated by shallow brick pilasters with double string courses running across them to form storey bands and with terracotta panels between. Doorway flanked by 3 windows to each side, with paired openings to each outer bay. First floor windows openings with surrounds matching that of the doorway, and with tall, 2-light transomed frames. The window above the doorway is wider than the flanking openings. Storey band above doorway formed from ashlar panel set between moulded strings, with incised lettering which reads ' ROBINSON AND MCKEWAN'. Similar, shorter panel above windows of first floor centre bay reads 'MANUFACTURING JEWELLERS'. Shallow brick parapet with moulded brick panels, ashlar coping and remnants of finials to ends. Parallel rear workshop ranges are 2-storeyed, the north facing range of 12 bays with cast-iron multi-pane frames on chamfered blue brick cills, and multi-flue stacks running parallel to the ridge line. HISTORY: The earlier house on the site had extensive grounds which were sub-divided into building plots in the late 1870's. 1860 trade directory evidence suggests the house was still in private ownership; by 1875 it is listed as the address of Nathan Henry, wholesale jewellers. Large detached houses, converted to manufacturing use and now much altered and concealed are a significant feature in the Quarter's development. Forms a group with No. 46 Frederick Street (q.v.)

A manufactory of 1882, created by the remodelling and extension of a detached house, the grounds of which were sub-divided to create new industrial development plots. This reflects the intense and rapid development of an industrial quarter of Birmingham now recognised as being of international significance.

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Legacy System number:: 494065
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.