2019

SP0784 : The former office range attached to the Tram Depot

taken 4 years ago, near to Moseley, Birmingham, England

The former office range attached to the Tram Depot
The former office range attached to the Tram Depot
Built early in the 20th century, probably at the same time as the SP0784 : The former Tram Depot and West Mids Travel Engineering workshops immediately behind it, this striking office range was erected for the Birmingham Corporation to provide administrative services for local public transport. it was Grade II listed LinkExternal link & LinkExternal link in 1999, and is currently disused.
Listed Buildings and Structures

Listed buildings and structures are officially designated as being of special architectural, historical or cultural significance. There are over half a million listed structures in the United Kingdom, covered by around 375,000 listings.
Listed status is more commonly associated with buildings or groups of buildings, however it can cover many other structures, including bridges, headstones, steps, ponds, monuments, walls, phone boxes, wrecks, parks, and heritage sites, and in more recent times a road crossing (Abbey Road) and graffiti art (Banksy 'Spy-booth') have been included.

In England and Wales there are three main listing designations;
Grade I (2.5%) - exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important.
Grade II* (5.5%) - particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
Grade II (92%) - nationally important and of special interest.

There are also locally listed structures (at the discretion of local authorities) using A, B and C designations.

In Scotland three classifications are also used but the criteria are different. There are around 47,500 Listed buildings.
Category A (8%)- generally equivalent to Grade I and II* in England and Wales
Category B (51%)- this appears generally to cover the ground of Grade II, recognising national importance.
Category C (41%)- buildings of local importance, probably with some overlap with English Grade II.

In Northern Ireland the criteria are similar to Scotland, but the classifications are:
Grade A (2.3%)
Grade B+ (4.7%)
Grade B (93%)

Read more at Wikipedia LinkExternal link


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SP0784, 86 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Richard Law   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 17 October, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 2 January, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 0781 8405 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:27.2610N 1:53.1900W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 07779 84034
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