Scottish
Union and National Insurance Company,
Birmingham, UK
Architect
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Henman and Cooper
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Date Built
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1903 - 1904
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Location
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110 Colmore Row
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Description
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The Birmingham Pevsner Guide says of
the building that it features Aberdeen granite
and limestone with bands of red brick. It
adds that it has a, "Two-storey centre
with big semicircular oriel and fine
original railing, clamped between
three-storey towers with tapering tops, ogee
caps and tall finials."
The Aviva website has a summary of the history
of the company: "The company was
initially established as a mutual fire
insurer and began offering fire insurance in
May 1841. The company's contract of
co-partnery allowed for the undertaking of
life assurance and, in May 1843, it began
writing life risks and changed its name to
The National Fire and Life Insurance Company
of Scotland. In 1846, the company abandoned
the mutual system of fire insurance as most
Scottish offices at the time did not want to
do business with a mutual company. The
company merged with the Scottish Union
Insurance Company in 1877 and was dissolved
the following year." |
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