| 説明 | This is Island House at 2 Fazeley Street.This grade 2 listed building appears as an island in itself as it is one of the few buildings on this predominant flat area which is set to be developed. The land surrounding it which was mainly opened up by the demolition of Masshouse Circus is to be developed into City Park Gate, a residential scheme which is massive. It will link the Bullring to the Eastside more directly. The building has been acquired by a design firm and public art adorns the facade currently. It was refurbished, cleaned and a new entrance was attached to the rear in 2005.This may or may not get demolished in 2012.One of my old photos is here Some history of Island House by Joe HolyoakIn the V of Albert Street Island House of 1912-13 by G. E. Pepper. Mannerist, e.g. the reversed orders on the corner entrance: Ionic below, then Doric, then Tuscan.From Pevsner Architectural Guides: Birmingham by Andy Foster.Island House was built as offices and warehousing for Churchill & Co, and has parallels in other commercial and industrial buildings designed by Pepper, of which 75 Vyse Street in the Jewellery Quarter, constructed in 1909, is now listed by English Heritage at grade II.I'm not sure that it is Grade II - never found it on British Listed Buildings or Heritage Gateway.Was locally listed Grade B.Please do not demolish this! |
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