| The Anchorage | |
|---|---|
 The building in August 2013 | |
 Interactive map of The Anchorage | |
| General information | |
| Type | House |
| Architectural style | Arts and Crafts |
| Location | 137, Handsworth Wood Road,Handsworth Wood,Birmingham,England |
| Coordinates | 52°31′07″N1°55′47″W / 52.5185°N 1.92978°W /52.5185; -1.92978 |
| Completed | 1899 (1899) |
| Designations | Grade II* listed |
The Anchorage is aGrade II* listed building inHandsworth Wood, Birmingham, England.[1]
It was built in 1899, toArts and Crafts-style designs byJoseph Crouch andEdmund 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-centrecupola.[1]
A fire in around 1977 burnt the main hall'sminstrels' gallery and a set ofmurals,The Hunt and Feast, byFred Davis.[1][3] Other interior fittings include metal work by a member of theBromsgrove Guild, possiblyBenjamin Creswick, and embroidery byMary Newill, who also madestained 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 theJesus Fellowship Church as one of its Community Houses.[5]
