122–124 Colmore Row

122–124 Colmore Row is a Grade I listed building on Colmore Row in Birmingham, England. Built as the Eagle Insurance Offices it was later occupied by Orion Insurance[2] and was Hudson's Coffee House until late 2011, It is currently Java Lounge Coffee House (as of July 2015).

122 & 124 Colmore Row
Former namesEagle Insurance offices
Alternative namesJava Lounge Coffee House
General information
TypeCommercial
Architectural styleArts and Crafts
Location122 & 124 Colmore Row, Birmingham
CountryUnited Kingdom
Current tenantsClive Reeves PR/ Java Lounge Coffee House
Completed1900
OwnerEvenacre
Height15 metres (49 ft)
Technical details
Floor count4
Floor area6,180 sq ft
Design and construction
Architect
Listed Building – Grade I
Designated21 January 1970
Reference no.1343375[1]

Completed in 1900, it was designed in an Arts and Crafts style by William Lethaby and Joseph Lancaster Ball. Pevsner's The Buildings of England: Warwickshire describes it as "one of the most original buildings of its date in England"[2] and Foster's Birmingham (Pevsner Architectural Guides) as "one of the most important monuments of the Arts and Crafts Free Style in the country".[3]

Evenacre acquired the building in 2011 and undertook a £500,000 renovation of the building including restoration of the stone façade and interior works including a feature reception. In October 2014 CBRE started marketing the vacant building to potential tenants.[4]

References
  1. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1343375)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  2. Pevsner, Nikolaus; Wedgwood, Alexandra (1966). The Buildings of England: Warwickshire (2003 ed.). Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-09679-8.
  3. Foster, Andy (2005). "Colmore Row". Birmingham. Pevsner Architectural Guides. London: Yale University Press. pp. 93–95. ISBN 0-300-10731-5.
  4. "IHistoric Colmore Row building undergoes £500k refurb". Birmingham Post. Birmingham. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.

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