Bennetts Hill
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Bennetts Hill is a street in the Core area
of Birmingham City Centre
, United Kingdom
. It runs from New Street
, uphill to Colmore Row
, crossing Waterloo Street in the process.
Edward Burne-Jones
in 1855. There is a blue plaque
commemorating his birth. David Barnett and Samuel Neustadt shared the neighbouring house, No. 10 Bennetts Hill. They were both Jewish
jewellery merchants.
As a child young Edward Burne-Jones played with the children next door. Young Edward shared entertainments with the neighbouring family and even took part in Jewish festivals. For the Purim
festival, Edward arrived early and wore disguises as the other children did.
Another person who lived on Bennetts Hill was John Pemberton, the developer of the Priory Estate which included Old Square in Birmingham. He lived on Bennetts Hill prior to its development in the 19th century.
The shop frontages survived the Waterloo Court development in 1976, although the structures behind them were demolished. Bennetts Hill House on the east side of Bennetts Hill was demolished to make way for two office buildings of around 1860.
No. 37 is believed to be the work of Edward Holmes.
No. 13 Bennetts Hill is a stucco
-fronted building constructed in 1823 and believed to have been designed by Charles Edge.
No. 11 was demolished along with no. 12 to make way for the Scottish Widows Building, which was constructed between 1930 and 1931. It was designed by E.C. Bewlay. Next to this is the Sun Building, designed by S.N. Cooke and constructed between 1927 and 1928.
No. 21 was constructed by Horton's Estate between 1933 and 1934 and was designed by W.S. Clements. E. Bower Norris designed Nos. 23-24 in 1961 in the Neo-Georgian style.
No. 25 is a Riley & Smith design, built in 1926 and 1927 for the Commercial Union Assurance.
City Centre Core
The City Centre Core in Birmingham, England, is the historic heart of the city roughly comprising the area within the former Birmingham Inner Ring Road....
of Birmingham City Centre
Birmingham City Centre
Birmingham city centre is the business, retail and leisure hub of Birmingham, England. Following the removal of the Inner Ring Road, the city centre is newly defined as being the area within the Middle Ring Road. Birmingham city centre is undergoing massive redevelopment with the Big City Plan...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. It runs from New Street
New Street, Birmingham
New Street is a street in central Birmingham, England . It is one of the city's principal thoroughfares and shopping streets. Named after it is Birmingham New Street Station, although that does not have an entrance on New Street except through the Pallasades Shopping Centre.-History:New Street is...
, uphill to Colmore Row
Colmore Row
Colmore Row is a street in the centre of Birmingham, England, running from Victoria Square to just beyond Snow Hill station. It is traditionally the city's most prestigious business address....
, crossing Waterloo Street in the process.
History
Bennetts Hill was created as part of the 19th century Inge estate development. No. 11 Bennetts Hill is notable for being the birthplace of artistArtist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
Edward Burne-Jones
Edward Burne-Jones
Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, 1st Baronet was a British artist and designer closely associated with the later phase of the Pre-Raphaelite movement, who worked closely with William Morris on a wide range of decorative arts as a founding partner in Morris, Marshall, Faulkner, and Company...
in 1855. There is a blue plaque
Blue plaque
A blue plaque is a permanent sign installed in a public place to commemorate a link between that location and a famous person or event, serving as a historical marker....
commemorating his birth. David Barnett and Samuel Neustadt shared the neighbouring house, No. 10 Bennetts Hill. They were both Jewish
Judaism
Judaism ) is the "religion, philosophy, and way of life" of the Jewish people...
jewellery merchants.
As a child young Edward Burne-Jones played with the children next door. Young Edward shared entertainments with the neighbouring family and even took part in Jewish festivals. For the Purim
Purim
Purim is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people in the ancient Persian Empire from destruction in the wake of a plot by Haman, a story recorded in the Biblical Book of Esther .Purim is celebrated annually according to the Hebrew calendar on the 14th...
festival, Edward arrived early and wore disguises as the other children did.
Another person who lived on Bennetts Hill was John Pemberton, the developer of the Priory Estate which included Old Square in Birmingham. He lived on Bennetts Hill prior to its development in the 19th century.
Architecture
Bennetts Hill has buildings in a mix of architectural styes, many of which were constructed in the 20th century, although some 19th century structures do remain. Nos. 6 and 7-10 feature windows in recessed panels, typical of Charles Edge, although it is unknown if he was the architect.The shop frontages survived the Waterloo Court development in 1976, although the structures behind them were demolished. Bennetts Hill House on the east side of Bennetts Hill was demolished to make way for two office buildings of around 1860.
No. 37 is believed to be the work of Edward Holmes.
No. 13 Bennetts Hill is a stucco
Stucco
Stucco or render is a material made of an aggregate, a binder, and water. Stucco is applied wet and hardens to a very dense solid. It is used as decorative coating for walls and ceilings and as a sculptural and artistic material in architecture...
-fronted building constructed in 1823 and believed to have been designed by Charles Edge.
No. 11 was demolished along with no. 12 to make way for the Scottish Widows Building, which was constructed between 1930 and 1931. It was designed by E.C. Bewlay. Next to this is the Sun Building, designed by S.N. Cooke and constructed between 1927 and 1928.
No. 21 was constructed by Horton's Estate between 1933 and 1934 and was designed by W.S. Clements. E. Bower Norris designed Nos. 23-24 in 1961 in the Neo-Georgian style.
No. 25 is a Riley & Smith design, built in 1926 and 1927 for the Commercial Union Assurance.