J. Ashford & Son building
The former Ashford & Sons factory in Birmingham, England is a Grade II* listed building in Arts & Crafts style.The factory, at 16-18 Great Hampton Street in the city's Jewellery Quarter, in the Hockley district, was designed by local architect Arthur McKewan and completed in 1912.It was given Grade II* listed status in 1982, protecting it from unauthorised development or deletion. The list entry describes it as: A particularly sensitive formal elevation to a jewellery works, containing Birmingham Arts and Crafts with Edwardian Baroque details all executed to a very high standard. In June 2016, plans to convert the then-empty building into 64 one-bedroom, 77 two-bedroom and six three-bedroom residential apartments were announced.
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Great Hampton Street, Birmingham Jewellery Quarter
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N 52.4894 ° | E -1.90751 ° |
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Great Hampton Street 19-21
B18 6FD Birmingham, Jewellery Quarter
England, United Kingdom
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