- Bennetts Hill
Bennetts Hill is a street in the Core area of
Birmingham City Centre ,United Kingdom .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
artist Edward Burne-Jones in 1855. There is ablue 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 thePurim 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. His house was the place of death of his father-in-law, Charles Lloyd, one of the founders of theSociety of Friends , although this is usually accredited to his friendGeorge Fox . [cite book| author=Bernard Burke |title=Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry |pages=752 |publisher=H. Colburn |year=1847]Architecture
Bennetts Hill has a mix of architecture, 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 -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.cite book |first=Andy |last=Foster |title=Birmingham |pages=84-5 |origyear=2005 |year=2007 |series=Pevsner Architectural Guides |publisher=Yale University Press |chapter=The Commercial Centre |isbn=978-0-300-10731-9]
References
* [http://www.connectinghistories.org.uk/exhibitions/jtrail7.asp Connecting Histories]
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