The Antelope, Birmingham Explained

The Antelope
Building Type:Public house
Location City:Birmingham
Location Country:England
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The Antelope, now housing a restaurant called Hajee's Spices, is a grade II listed building on the Stratford Road in Sparkhill, Birmingham, England. It opened as a public house called The Antelope in 1924.[1]

The building features bas-relief carvings designed by local artist William Bloye and sculpted by his assistant, Tom Wright.[2]

Hajees Spices was replaced in 2020 by Des Pardes, but by 2021 the building was to let again. In 2023 it is being converted into another restaurant called Blac.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Your favourite Stratford Road building – voting extended to Monday 27 October by popular demand!. myroute. 3 June 2015.
  2. Book: Noszlopy, George T.. George T. Noszlopy. Public Sculpture of Birmingham including Sutton Coldfield. Liverpool University Press. 1998. Public Sculpture of Britain. 2. 0-85323-682-8. registration.