The Union Club-House, Birmingham, 1869. 'The architectural style is Italian, with very elaborate and ornamental details, and with delicate carving in the keystones, spandrils, frieze, [etc]. The two fronts are of stone from the Pillough Quarry, in principal feature on this story is the entrance- porch, which has four columns, with Corinthian capitals of an original type, and with each shaft of one stone. The circular corner, connecting Colmore-row with Newhall-street, has a Venetian window, with carved first floor has projecting balconies in front of e
The Union Club-House, Birmingham, 1869. 'The architectural style is Italian, with very elaborate and ornamental details, and with delicate carving in the keystones, spandrils, frieze, [etc]. The two fronts are of stone from the Pillough Quarry, in principal feature on this story is the entrance- porch, which has four columns, with Corinthian capitals of an original type, and with each shaft of one stone. The circular corner, connecting Colmore-row with Newhall-street, has a Venetian window, with carved first floor has projecting balconies in front of each of the frieze and surmounted by a handsome balustrade, with solid ground floor has a spacious corridor on the first to a spacious library, drawing-room, card-room, and two second floor has a large ' pantry, scullery, housekeeper's room, servants' hall, larders, and sleeping-room for women servants. The coal and dinner lifts go from this story to the basement, which is for the use of the stewards and men-servants, with wine and beer architect of the new building is Mr. Yeoville builders were Messrs. Barnsley'. From "Illustrated London News", 1869.
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