Beacon House, Birmingham
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Beacon House, Birmingham
Image: © A J Paxton Taken: 23 Mar 2022
The Beacon Hill Business Centre on the corner of Henrietta Street and Hampton Street does not look like it is doing much business, though at least one of the premises appears to be occupied. This area of central Birmingham behind Snow Hill station is characterised by wholesale businesses, particularly in clothing and leather trades. The Hampton Street frontage of this building is very grand, if in a sorry state, and Beacon House is a listed building. The official listing at Heritage England dates it to 1911 by dates on the rainwater heads and commends the "luxuriant ochre terracotta dressings in Edwardian Baroque", with their swagged garlands hanging from scrolls over the keystones at each end of the facade. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1211735?section=official-list-entry
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Image Location
Latitude
52.487177
Longitude
-1.901731