Ashford & Sons | |
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General information | |
Status | Empty |
Type | Factory |
Address | 16-18 Great Hampton Street |
Town or city | Hockley, Birmingham |
Country | England |
Coordinates | 52°29′22″N 1°54′27″W / 52.4894°N 1.90751°W |
Completed | 1912 |
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Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Arthur McKewan |
Designations | Grade II* listed |
The former Ashford & Sons factory in Birmingham, England is a Grade II* listed building in Arts & Crafts style. [1]
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. [1]
It was given Grade II* listed status in 1982, protecting it from unauthorised development or deletion. [1] [2] The list entry describes it as: [2]
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. [1]
John Ashford was a gilt toy maker (" toy" meaning small items like buckles and buttons, not children's playthings) in Birmingham from 1842. [1] In 1905 he sold the business to Joseph Aitken. [1] The firm, which made enamelled objects and men's jewellery, closed in 1980, but its name is still shown, carved in Portland stone on the building's frontage. [1]