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A photographic art display outside Birmingham Snow Hill Railway Station, Birmingham, West Midlands.
Before this area of Birmingham was developed in the 18th century, Colmore Row was a country lane called New Hall Lane, connecting the roads from City centre to Dudley and West Bromwich and separating the farmlands of the New Hall Estate to the north from those of the Inge Estate to the south.
Development of the south of the lane started with the building of St Philip's Church (now St Philip's Cathedral) in 1708. In 1746, a private Act of Parliament opened the New Hall Estate to the north for development, with the first plots being let and developed from 1747 onwards.
The original buildings of Colmore Row were the brick and stucco Georgian houses typical of the late 18th century. The 120-year leases on these properties started to expire in the 1840s and 1850s, and between 1869 and 1900 all were replaced by the late Victorian commercial premises that still give the street its predominant character.
After the Second World War, Colmore Row was to have formed part of the extensive Inner Ring Road system planned by City Engineer Herbert Manzoni. This would have necessitated demolishing all the buildings between Colmore Row and Waterloo Street but fell victim to increasing land values and awareness of conservation issues in the 1970s.
Notable buildings on Colmore Row include:
•122-124 Colmore Row, former Eagle Insurance Company offices (William Lethaby and Joseph Ball, 1900)
•114-116 Colmore Row, former Atlas Assurance office (Paul Waterhouse, 1912)
•110 Colmore Row, former National Insurance Co. office (Henman & Cooper, 1903)
•85 Colmore Row, former Union Club (Yeoville Thomason, 1869)
•St Philip's Cathedral (Thomas Archer, 1725)
•Grand Hotel, (Thomson Plevins, 1875)
•Great Western Arcade (W. H. Ward, 1876)
•Colmore Gate (Seymour Harris Partnership, 1992)
•Snow Hill railway station (Seymour Harris Partnership, 1987)
Information Source:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colmore_Row
40139
A photographic art display outside Birmingham Snow Hill Railway Station, Birmingham, West Midlands.
Before this area of Birmingham was developed in the 18th century, Colmore Row was a country lane called New Hall Lane, connecting the roads from City centre to Dudley and West Bromwich and separating the farmlands of the New Hall Estate to the north from those of the Inge Estate to the south.
Development of the south of the lane started with the building of St Philip's Church (now St Philip's Cathedral) in 1708. In 1746, a private Act of Parliament opened the New Hall Estate to the north for development, with the first plots being let and developed from 1747 onwards.
The original buildings of Colmore Row were the brick and stucco Georgian houses typical of the late 18th century. The 120-year leases on these properties started to expire in the 1840s and 1850s, and between 1869 and 1900 all were replaced by the late Victorian commercial premises that still give the street its predominant character.
After the Second World War, Colmore Row was to have formed part of the extensive Inner Ring Road system planned by City Engineer Herbert Manzoni. This would have necessitated demolishing all the buildings between Colmore Row and Waterloo Street but fell victim to increasing land values and awareness of conservation issues in the 1970s.
Notable buildings on Colmore Row include:
•122-124 Colmore Row, former Eagle Insurance Company offices (William Lethaby and Joseph Ball, 1900)
•114-116 Colmore Row, former Atlas Assurance office (Paul Waterhouse, 1912)
•110 Colmore Row, former National Insurance Co. office (Henman & Cooper, 1903)
•85 Colmore Row, former Union Club (Yeoville Thomason, 1869)
•St Philip's Cathedral (Thomas Archer, 1725)
•Grand Hotel, (Thomson Plevins, 1875)
•Great Western Arcade (W. H. Ward, 1876)
•Colmore Gate (Seymour Harris Partnership, 1992)
•Snow Hill railway station (Seymour Harris Partnership, 1987)
Information Source:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colmore_Row