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Trocadero, Birmingham


The Trocadero, 17 Temple Street, Birmingham, England, currently a pub, is a dazzling demonstration of the use of coloured glazed tile and terracotta in the post-Victorian era of architecture.

Formerly the Fire Engine House for the Norwich Union Insurance Company (1846, Edge & Avery), it was altered in 1883 to make the Bodega wine bar. It was given the current colourful glazed front in 1902 when it became the Trocadero. It is Grade II listed.

Coordinates: 52°28′46.38″N 1°53′57.93″W / 52.4795500°N 1.8994250°W / 52.4795500; -1.8994250


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