122–124 Colmore Row Explained

122 & 124 Colmore Row
Former Names:Eagle Insurance offices
Alternate Names:Java Lounge Coffee House
Building Type:Commercial
Architectural Style:Arts and Crafts
Owner:Evenacre
Current Tenants:Clive Reeves PR/ Java Lounge Coffee House
Location:122 & 124 Colmore Row, Birmingham
Completion Date:1900
Height:15m (49feet)
Floor Count:4
Floor Area:6,180 sq ft
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    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[1] and was Hudson's Coffee House until late 2011, It is currently Java Lounge Coffee House .

    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" and Foster's Birmingham (Pevsner Architectural Guides) as "one of the most important monuments of the Arts and Crafts Free Style in the country".[2]

    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.[3]

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    Notes and References

    1. Book: Pevsner . Nikolaus . Wedgwood. Alexandra . The Buildings of England: Warwickshire. Yale University Press. 1966. 2003. 0-300-09679-8.
    2. Book: Foster, Andy. Birmingham. Pevsner Architectural Guides. 2005. Yale University Press. London. 0-300-10731-5. 93–95. Colmore Row. Vaughan Hart, ‘William Richard Lethaby and the Holy Spirit’, Architectural History: Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain, vol.36, 1993, pp.145-158.
    3. News: IHistoric Colmore Row building undergoes £500k refurb. 27 Oct 2014. Birmingham Post. 14 March 2014. Birmingham.