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Birkin Building

The Birkin Building is a part of the Nottingham Lace Market of Nottingham, England. It was built for Thomas Isaac Birkin in 1855 and was designed by Thomas Chambers Hine and built by Garland and Holland. The building has been Grade 2 listed on 12 July 1972. The building was restored and converted in 1987. Its noticeable red brick, with ashlar ground floor and dressings. The roof level is not visible from the ground level as it is situated behind the rendered coped parapet.The building has 4 storeys and distinct 8 x 3 panel Windows that are mainly round-arched lights with stone mullions, glazing bars and hood-moulds windows. The buildings' unusual shape follows the curve of the street, which was constructed to give an illusion of being a cul-de-sac and to attract passing foreign merchants.when viewed from St Mary’s Gate or Stoney street, either end of Broadway. This building stands on the site of Plumptre House, built in 1730, by Colen Campbell, and demolished 1853.