page_title: J. Ashford & Son building
hierarchical_section_title: J. Ashford & Son building
caption_attribution_description: English: Grade II* English Heritage Ref 1075540
context_page_description: The former Ashford & Sons factory in Birmingham, England is a Grade II* listed building in Arts & Crafts style.
  The factory, at 16-18 Great Hampton Street in the city's Jewellery Quarter, in the Hockley district, was designed by local architect Arthur McKewan and completed in 1912.
  It was given Grade II* listed status in 1982, protecting it from unauthorised development or deletion. The list entry describes it as:
  A particularly sensitive formal elevation to a jewellery works, containing Birmingham Arts and Crafts with Edwardian Baroque details all executed to a very high standard.
  In June 2016, plans to convert the then-empty building into 64 one-bedroom, 77 two-bedroom and six three-bedroom residential apartments were announced.
context_section_description: The former Ashford & Sons factory in Birmingham, England is a Grade II* listed building in Arts & Crafts style.
  The factory, at 16-18 Great Hampton Street in the city's Jewellery Quarter, in the Hockley district, was designed by local architect Arthur McKewan and completed in 1912.
  It was given Grade II* listed status in 1982, protecting it from unauthorised development or deletion. The list entry describes it as:
  A particularly sensitive formal elevation to a jewellery works, containing Birmingham Arts and Crafts with Edwardian Baroque details all executed to a very high standard.
  In June 2016, plans to convert the then-empty building into 64 one-bedroom, 77 two-bedroom and six three-bedroom residential apartments were announced.
caption: The factory's frontage in January 2013
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