The Gothic (1-4 Great Hampton Street) - Placemaking with community

The Gothic spans three Grade II listed heritage buildings dating back to the late 1870s that pay ultimate homage to its industrious roots.
 


THE GOTHIC 

1-4 Great Hampton Street

Birmingham, B18 6AH

View the site map HERE.

 

PROJECT TEAM:

Developer: Cordia UK

Architect: BPN Architects

Project Manager: PMP Consultants

Contractor: Kavanagh Construction  

Enquiries: Connells

 

The Development

The Gothic spans three Grade II listed heritage buildings dating back to the late 1870s that pay ultimate homage to its industrious roots.

Spread across three phases and 50 apartments, The Gothic, with authentic Victorian features and traditional detailing, in addition to the latest fixtures and fittings, has been carefully crafted for the modern resident, and one that offers a bespoke collection of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments & duplexes.

Phase one (completed in August 2022) comprises 14 elegantly styled apartments & duplexes, complete with terraces, restored heritage features and Victorian styling. The ground floor will feature a range of commercial spaces (Griffley Property), perfect for independent retailers and eateries. 

Subsequent phases will deliver a further 14 and 20 units, thus securing one of Birmingham’s best buildings for generations to come.

PROGRESS:

June 2020 -

Photography by Karl Newton.

Photography by Karl Newton.

Photography by Karl Newton

May- July 2021:

Photography by Stephen Giles.

Photography by Daniel Sturley.

Photography by Daniel Sturley.

Photography by Daniel Sturley.

Photography by Daniel Sturley.

Photography by Daniel Sturley.

Photography by Daniel Sturley.

Photography by Daniel Sturley.

Photography by Stephen Giles.

Photography by Stephen Giles.

Photography by Stephen Giles.

October 2021

BBC Coverage of visit by South & City College students to The Gothic and Great Hampton Street developments.

 

February 2022:

Quality Works;

Photography by Stephen Giles.

March 14 2022:

Photography by Daniel Sturley.

September 8th 2022:

Finished interior of one of the appartments being used as a 'show home'.

Photography by Daniel Sturley.

The King Kong Statue:

Photography by Daniel Sturley.

The Gothic, CGIs from Cordia Blackswan.

Project dates

31 May 2019 - On-going

Passions

History & heritage, Construction & regeneration, Modern Architecture

Contact

Your Place Your Space

Jonathan Bostock

0121 410 5520
jonathan.bostock@ yourplaceyourspace.com

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The Gothic on Great Hampton Street between 2016 and 2023

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The Gothic was built originally as a public house at the corner of Great Hampton Street and Great Hampton Row in Hockley, Birmingham in the late 1870s. It has been a Grade II listed building since 1982. Cordia Blackswan restored the building from 2019, this was completed by 2022. King Kong Park was next to the building from July to around October 2022 (the King Kong recreation is gone).

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The Gothic on Great Hampton Street between 2016 and 2023





The Gothic was built originally as a public house at the corner of Great Hampton Street and Great Hampton Row in Hockley, Birmingham in the late 1870s. It has been a Grade II listed building since 1982. Cordia Blackswan restored the building from 2019, this was completed by 2022. King Kong Park was next to the building from July to around October 2022 (the King Kong recreation is gone).


The Gothic dates to the late 1870s, built of polychrome brick and Ruskinian dressed stone. The Gothic public house included two shops. A prominent corner site looking down Constitution Hill. The building has an octagonal turret. The building was Grade II listed in July 1982. It remained a pub until it closed down around 2001-02.

Cordia Blackswan took over the building and restoration work took place from 2019 to 2022.

 

The Gothic seen back in September 2016, a few years before restoration. The previous owners thought it was a good idea to paint the ground floor units in pink! Looking on Google Maps Street View, it has been like this since the 2000s.

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By February 2022, all of the scaffolding had come down and restoration of The Gothic and the other buildings was almost complete. I was heading up Great Hampton Street to check out The Blue Orange Theatre at the time. Was wet rainy weather. The Quality Works buildings to the far left.

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March 2022, and I saw this view of The Gothic from Birmingham Snow Hill Station, waiting for my train at platform 3. That modern building to the right is Hampton by Hilton Birmingham Jewellery Quarter (next to St Paul's Tram Stop).

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The Gothic and King Kong Park, July 2022. The recreated statue of King Kong was next to The Gothic from July 2022, at the beginning of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, on Great Hampton Row. I'd caught the tram that day up to St Paul's Tram Stop.

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The last we saw of King Kong at King Kong Park was during October 2022. This view from The Orelle at 103 Colmore Row, with The Gothic seen on the left.

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Early August 2023, and I approached The Gothic from Kenyon Street to Great Hampton Street. It looks like all the buildings renovations are now complete. It looks good! Also King Kong Park is long gone, and Great Hampton Row is once again open to local traffic.

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Photography by Elliott Brown

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The Gothic on Great Hampton Street - just look at the detail in this wonderful redevelopment!

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Work at The Gothic on Great Hampton Street is now well underway.  Let's take a look at the attention being given to retain the wonderful original victorian features of this famous Birmingham landmark.

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The Gothic on Great Hampton Street - just look at the detail in this wonderful redevelopment!





Work at The Gothic on Great Hampton Street is now well underway.  Let's take a look at the attention being given to retain the wonderful original victorian features of this famous Birmingham landmark.


At The Gothic on Great Hampton Street, a Grade II listed building dating back to the late 1870s, there is so much to take in and admire now that internal work on a number of magnificent homes is underway.

During 2020 and 2021, before work commenced and early in Cordia Blackswan's redevelopment of this wonderful building, we had the pleasure of visiting this Victorian Gem to see the treasures that had remained hidden for so long.

 

The windows of The Gothic - back in 2020/21

Of all the wonderful Gems to admire, both inside and outside, it was The Gothic's amazing windows which, for us, stole the show!

We marvelled at the craftmanship and passion that had gone into the structural shapes of these wonderful windows. 

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See the full article from July 2021 here...

 

And now - as the windows are going in (May 2022)

In May 2022, we were invited back to take a look at how work was progressing with the redevelopment, and most importantly for us, to see what had been done to those wonderful arched windows.

We have not been disappointed!

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What about all that wonderful timber!

It's not just the windows though, take a look at the way much of the exquisite timber has been brought back to life and is on full display.

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Here's what it was looking like pre-renovation.  What a great job done!

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And now - wonderful wooden beams on show (May 2022)

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Some of the original steel roof structure has also been incorporated into the restoration.

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Go see for yourself!

What wonderful talking points they are for anyone fortunate enough to take ownership of one of these wonderful homes, 

Cordia Blackswan and the team are doing an absolutely brilliant job with the redevelopment of the building into a number of elegantly styled homes.

To find out more about the Gothic:

Homes For Sale Birmingham | The Gothic | Cordia Blackswan

Email enquiry@cordiablackswan.co.uk

 

You can't help but love The Gothic!

Here's a few more photos to enjoy, taken during our visit in May 2022.

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Photography by Daniel Sturley, a member of the It's Your Build team.

 

For more on The Gothic and the work on Great Hampton Street go to:

www.GreatHamptonStreet.com

 

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Refurbishment of The Gothic as part of wider regeneration of Great Hampton Street

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In glorious Birmingham sunshine, we give you the magnificent architectural gem that is The Gothic, both a masterpiece and masterclass in historical regeneration located on Great Hampton Street in the Jewellery Quarter. Having had its exterior scaffolding removed, this refurbishment project is rapidly nearing completion.

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Refurbishment of The Gothic as part of wider regeneration of Great Hampton Street





In glorious Birmingham sunshine, we give you the magnificent architectural gem that is The Gothic, both a masterpiece and masterclass in historical regeneration located on Great Hampton Street in the Jewellery Quarter. Having had its exterior scaffolding removed, this refurbishment project is rapidly nearing completion.


All photography taken on 14th March 2022:

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Photography by Daniel Sturley.

AND HOW THE GOTHIC WILL LOOK ONCE COMPLETE:

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All artist's impressions are the property of Cordia Blackswan.

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Inspirational tour of The Gothic (July 2021)

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In July 2021, Cordia Blackswan invited It's Your Build and Birmingham We Are to visit the The Gothic. The light was great for some really atmospheric photos that shows the amazing historic detail of the building early in its refurbishment.

Take the full article for some stunning images of this great historic Jewellery Quarter building to be found on Great Hampton Street.

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Inspirational tour of The Gothic (July 2021)





In July 2021, Cordia Blackswan invited It's Your Build and Birmingham We Are to visit the The Gothic. The light was great for some really atmospheric photos that shows the amazing historic detail of the building early in its refurbishment.

Take the full article for some stunning images of this great historic Jewellery Quarter building to be found on Great Hampton Street.


The Gothic is a stunning building!

It was a privalege to be invited to view the building and as you will see the lighting was just perfect for some great atmospheric photography.  

We hope you think so too.  Enjoy!

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Photography by Daniel Sturley and Stephen Giles.

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Fascinating tour round 'The Gothic' and Great Hampton Street Project with Blackswan

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We were delighted to be shown round 'The Gothic' and the Blackswan scheme at 1-4 Great Hampton Street. Fascinating plans for this site involve retaining so much of the wonderful history and architecture of 'The Gothic' for people to enjoy in the future! Thanks to the amazing team at BlackSwan for the opportunity to experience this project so early.

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Fascinating tour round 'The Gothic' and Great Hampton Street Project with Blackswan





We were delighted to be shown round 'The Gothic' and the Blackswan scheme at 1-4 Great Hampton Street. Fascinating plans for this site involve retaining so much of the wonderful history and architecture of 'The Gothic' for people to enjoy in the future! Thanks to the amazing team at BlackSwan for the opportunity to experience this project so early.


On Wednesday 29th May we made a visit to the site of the former Gothic pub on Great Hampton Street in the St Pauls/Jewellery Quarter area of the city.

The Gothic is one part of a whole development stretching over 3/4 ajoining buildings on Great Hampton Street.

The plans for the site will include a hi-end restaurant, quality rooms and apartments as well as 2 social venues with courtyards to the rear.

We will run a separate post with further details of the amazing plans by BlackSwan.

Below are a selection of images showing some of the orignal art deco features inside the property, something we were ensured would be retained by the new development which in huge part is aiming to simply strip the sites back to their orignal features architecture wise and highlight them moving forward.

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All photos by Karl Newton

Much more to come as we follow this exciting project through to completion.

 

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