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Latitude: 52.5212 / 52°31'16"N
Longitude: -1.8527 / 1°51'9"W
OS Eastings: 410088
OS Northings: 291492
OS Grid: SP100914
Mapcode National: GBR 3BT.J3
Mapcode Global: VH9YQ.TWWM
Plus Code: 9C4WG4CW+FW
Entry Name: Highcroft Hospital, Main Building
Listing Date: 9 December 1998
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1351967
English Heritage Legacy ID: 471803
ID on this website: 101351967
Location: Stockland Green, Birmingham, West Midlands, B23
County: Birmingham
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Birmingham
Traditional County: Warwickshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Midlands
Church of England Parish: Gravelly Hill
Church of England Diocese: Birmingham
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SP 19 SW BIRMINGHAM HIGHCROFT ROAD
997/4/10148 Highcroft Hospital, main
building
II
Former Aston Union Workhouse. 1869 by Yeoville Thomason. Built by Jeffrey & Pritchard. Red brick with blue brick and stone dressings and bands. Tiled roofs with a deep enriched eaves cornice. High Victorian Gothic style. Slightly projecting central bay of 5 windows flanked by long ranges. 3 storeys. Brick and stone banded round-arched entrance surmounted by a Gothic traceried pediment inscribed "Aston Union/This memorial stone was laid by Thomas Colmore Esquire/Chairman of the Board of Guardians/AD 1869/Yeoville Thomason Architect/Jeffery & Pritchard Builders. Ground and 1st floor 4-pane sashes with patterned cambered arch heads; 2nd floor small-pane sashes with patterned pointed heads. Flanking ranges in similar style. Appearing from behind the entrance, the rectangular plan tower with arcaded pointed windows and pyramidal roof having a tall brick chimney stack at each angle and surmounted by a louvered cupola. Interior: Entrance hall with timber brackets supporting a currently clad stained glass ceiling, originally lit from the tower windows. 2 pointed arch doorways flank a large pointed arch over a stair to the rear recreation hall with heavy timber arch-braced open truss roof and stage.
Listing NGR: SP1008891492
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