The former Ashford & Sons factory in Birmingham, England is a Grade II* listed building in Arts & Crafts style.
[1] The factory, at 16-18 Great Hampton Street in the city's Jewellery Quarter, in the Hockley district, was designed by local architect Arthur McKewan and completed in 1912.
[1] It was given Grade II* listed status in 1982, protecting it from unauthorised development or deletion.
[1][2] The list entry describes it as:[2] A particularly sensitive formal elevation to a jewellery works, containing Birmingham Arts and Crafts with Edwardian Baroque details all executed to a very high standard.In June 2016, plans to convert the then-empty building into 64 one-bedroom, 77 two-bedroom and six three-bedroom residential apartments were announced.
[1] The firm, which made enamelled objects and men's jewellery, closed in 1980, but its name is still shown, carved in Portland stone on the building's frontage.