Pitmaston
PITMASTON
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1393669
- Date first listed:
- 08-May-2003
- List Entry Name:
- Pitmaston
- Statutory Address:
- PITMASTON
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1393669
- Date first listed:
- 08-May-2003
- List Entry Name:
- Pitmaston
- Statutory Address 1:
- PITMASTON
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:
- PITMASTON
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 06680 82995
Reasons for Designation
Headquarters for the Ideal Benefit Society built 1930-31 by Birmingham architect Holland W Hobbiss in a refined and thoughtful Neo-Classical style.
Details
997/0/10421 MOSELEY 08-MAY-03 Pitmaston
II Company Headquarters. 1930-31. Holland W. Hobbiss (1880-1970) for the Ideal Benefit Society. Brick with pantile hipped roofs. Wooden sash windows. Stone entrance porch, architraves to pair of secondary doors, and balustrade to angled towers. T-shaped plan in a restrained symmetrical Neo-Classical style.
ELEVATIONS: 5-part facade with advanced central entrance block, wide flanking wings of 3 bays, and crosswings to ends, all with continuous projecting eaves with mutule. ENTRANCE block taller and in 3 bays. Curved central bay with advanced stone Doric porch with 'IDEAL BENEFIT SOCIETY' above 'FOUNDED MCCMXCII' inscribed to frieze, paired doors with 4 horizontal fluted panels with overlight, under first floor tripartite bow with paned sashes framed by flat stone cornice and 4 fluted pilasters with abstract ionic capitals. Attic storey has wide semi-circular window in brick surround, all under taller roof with stone coping. Recessed bay to each side, both with stone date plaque and 12-over-12 pane sash to ground floor; first floor 16-over-16 pane sash and stone balcony on fluted brackets with decorative iron balustrade; oculus window to attic floor. Above first floor, cornice with mutule and short hipped pantile roof; above attic, similar cornice with a full hipped roof. WINGS with 3 bays of sash windows in wide rounded arches below 12-over-12 pane sashes. Re-entrant corner towers with stone steps to panelled door in fluted stone doorcase with pediment, 4-over-4 pane sash, and brick parapet with stone balustrade. Advanced CROSSWINGS have three 12-over-12 pane sashes below central first floor pair of paned doors opening to balcony on stone corbels with iron balustrade. Return elevations have central advanced bay with oculus below 2-storey windows with fanlight to stair, all under small pedimented roof. To each side, 2 bays with 12-over-12 pane sash to ground floor and first floor. REAR elevation similar to front, with 2 bays of 12-over-12 pane sashes to each floor in crosswing; 4 bays of sash windows in wide rounded arches below 12-over-12 pane sashes to each flanking wing. Advanced REAR WING of 7 bays and 3 storeys plus basement in sloping site; 3rd and 5th bays advanced with hipped roofs; multi-pane sashes to each bay and floor, those to end bay recessed into rounded bay with oculus to attic. Rear elevation has pair of oculi to top corners, central paned doors in stone architrave with segmental pediment and balcony on stone corbels with iron balustrade. Ground floor in deep brick plinth with central door in rounded surround.
INTERIOR: Entrance hall with deep coffered ceiling and rounded-arch marble bays to walls inscribed with company history. T-plan with 4 staircases, each with iron balustrades with foliate detailing. Front corridor is sky-lit, and boardroom has panelling.
Headquarters for the Ideal Benefit Society built 1930-31 by Birmingham architect Holland W Hobbiss in a refined Neo-Classical style.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 501600
- 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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