67-71, NORTHWOOD STREET
67-71, NORTHWOOD STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1392801
- Date first listed:
- 29-Apr-2004
- List Entry Name:
- 67-71, NORTHWOOD STREET
- Statutory Address:
- 67-71, NORTHWOOD STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1392801
- Date first listed:
- 29-Apr-2004
- List Entry Name:
- 67-71, NORTHWOOD STREET
- Statutory Address 1:
- 67-71, NORTHWOOD STREET
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:
- 67-71, NORTHWOOD 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 06384 87619
Details
BIRMINGHAM
997/0/10246 NORTHWOOD STREET 29-APR-04 67-71
II
Factory and offices, formerly Brass Foundry. Late C19 with C20 alterations.
Smooth orange brick with moulded brick detailing, gable chimneys and a Welsh slated roof
PLAN: Courtyard plan with covered access way to enclosed rear yard.
EXTERIOR: Asymmetrical 3-storeyed range to street frontage of 4 bays, rising from a shallow blue brick plinth with window openings grouped 2:3:1:3. Ground floor with 2 wide arched vehicular openings to left, a narrow centre window, an off-centre doorway further right, and 3 narrow sash window to the right-hand end bay. All openings have shallow segmental brick arched heads with painted projecting keyblocks. C20 garage doors to left hand opening and 2 pane sashes without horns to most window openings, which are set on painted moulded sill bands and between shallow brick pilasters. Moulded brick eaves cornice. Off- centre doorway with double panelled doors below rectangular overlight gives access to lobby and inner doorway. Rear of frontage range now faces covered over yard, and has workshop windows with multi-pane metal frames. 4- bay return range links with a rear range beyond yard running parallel to frontage range and extending the full width of the plot. Plain stick baluster stair to upper floor.
INTERIOR: Main entrance leads to stair hall with patterned tile floor and turned baluster dog-leg stair. Double-leaf panelled inner doors with decorative glass to narrow flanking lights and overlight. Small office to left of entrance, larger room to right now used as workshop.
At first floor landing, reception area with hatch and bench for visitors. Upper floor is a single open space with strapped king-post roof trusses. Former open yard covered late C20.
HISTORY: The 1886-7 Ordnance Survey map identifies the building as a brass foundry, with the footprint of the present works.
A example of the late C19 brass foundry, which, although altered, displays the distinctive architectural characteristics of a specialist industrial quarter of Birmingham, now recognised as being of international significance.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 505841
- 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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