2019

SP0388 : Soho Foundry buildings

taken 5 years ago, near to Handsworth, Birmingham, England

This is 1 of 2 images, with title Soho Foundry buildings in this square
Soho Foundry buildings
Soho Foundry buildings
Although in a poor condition, the buildings are Listed Grade II* because of the extent of original Boulton and Watt buildings incorporated in and underlying the site. In addition, the site is a scheduled monument, the area of which extends to include the fenced area in the foreground to prevent disturbance of earlier foundations that are likely to survive.

Note the remains of a railway turntable in the roadway in the foreground. A siding ran along the roadway with several turntables allowing wagons to be moved into the buildings alongside the roadway.

Taken on the occasion of a guided tour of the site, which the tour organiser informed us would probably be the last time such a tour would be possible.
Listed Buildings and Structures

Listed buildings and structures are officially designated as being of special architectural, historical or cultural significance. There are over half a million listed structures in the United Kingdom, covered by around 375,000 listings.
Listed status is more commonly associated with buildings or groups of buildings, however it can cover many other structures, including bridges, headstones, steps, ponds, monuments, walls, phone boxes, wrecks, parks, and heritage sites, and in more recent times a road crossing (Abbey Road) and graffiti art (Banksy 'Spy-booth') have been included.

In England and Wales there are three main listing designations;
Grade I (2.5%) - exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important.
Grade II* (5.5%) - particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
Grade II (92%) - nationally important and of special interest.

There are also locally listed structures (at the discretion of local authorities) using A, B and C designations.

In Scotland three classifications are also used but the criteria are different. There are around 47,500 Listed buildings.
Category A (8%)- generally equivalent to Grade I and II* in England and Wales
Category B (51%)- this appears generally to cover the ground of Grade II, recognising national importance.
Category C (41%)- buildings of local importance, probably with some overlap with English Grade II.

In Northern Ireland the criteria are similar to Scotland, but the classifications are:
Grade A (2.3%)
Grade B+ (4.7%)
Grade B (93%)

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Derelict, Disused Industry Former: Engineering Works Period: 19th Century other tags: Boulton & Watt Scheduled Monument Grade II(star) Listed Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Railway [22] · Soho Foundry Buildings [21] · Listed Building [14] Title Clusters: · Soho Foundry buildings [2] ·
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SP0388, 147 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Alan Murray-Rust   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 5 September, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 10 September, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 0344 8891 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:29.8851N 1:57.0455W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 0349 8896
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Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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