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Brummie by marriage
Following on from the thread on the Grove (Harborne), I thought to would be nice to pull together pictures and information on the significant buildings from John Henry Chamberlain (June 21, 1831 – October 22, 1883).
Here is a short list of buildings he designed. It is not an exhautive list, simply a starting point for the thread:
Here is a short list of buildings he designed. It is not an exhautive list, simply a starting point for the thread:
- 12 Ampton Road (Shenstone House), Edgbaston - Chamberlain's first house; 'the first High Victorian house in the town'
- Whetstone, Farquahar Rd, Edgbaston [and many other similar mansions in Edgbaston]
- The Grove, Harborne, Birmingham (Demolished, one room preserved as "The Harborne Room"
- Highbury Hall, Moseley, Birmingham.
- Oozells Street Board School (now the Ikon Gallery), Brindleyplace, Birmingham City Centre.
- Shakespeare Memorial Room in Birmingham Central Library (1882)
- Birmingham School of Art, Margaret Street, Birmingham. (1881) Designed by Chamberlain but completed by William Martin on Chamberlain's death.
- Edgbaston Waterworks buildings designed with William Martin (1870)