The Anchorage, Birmingham
House in Birmingham, England
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The Anchorage is a Grade II* listed building in Handsworth Wood, Birmingham, England.[1]
| The Anchorage | |
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The building in August 2013 | |
 Interactive map of the The Anchorage area | |
| General information | |
| Type | House |
| Architectural style | Arts and Crafts |
| Location | 137, Handsworth Wood Road, Handsworth Wood, Birmingham, England |
| Coordinates | 52.5185°N 1.92978°W |
| Completed | 1899 |
| Design and construction | |
| Designations | Grade II* listed |
It was built in 1899, to Arts and Crafts-style designs by Joseph Crouch and Edmund Butler,[1] as a house for Alfred Constantine, a manufacturing jeweller.[1][2] At the time, the area was in Staffordshire. The building is made of brick, with stone dressing and applied timber framing. The roof is tiled, with an off-centre cupola.[1]
A fire in around 1977 burnt the main hall's minstrels' gallery and a set of murals, The Hunt and Feast, by Fred Davis.[1][3] Other interior fittings include metal work by a member of the Bromsgrove Guild, possibly Benjamin Creswick, and embroidery by Mary Newill, who also made stained glass for some of the windows.[1]
The building was granted protection from unauthorised alteration through Grade II* listed designation on 8 July 1982.[1]
It was subsequently converted for use as a multi-occupation hostel HDA Architecture.[4] From 1983 to 2019[citation needed] the building was occupied by the Jesus Fellowship Church as one of its Community Houses.[5]
