130 Colmore Row is a

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building in the city centre of

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. The building was built in 1903 as the main office for

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by architecture firm Goddard & Co. of

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. The building served as an office and banking hall for Alliance Assurance until the 1990s when it was bought by

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and became a tourist information office and later a careers centre. In 2013 the building was sold to a Chinese Investment Consortium who turned the vacant building into a restaurant named 'Nosh and Quaff'. As of 2019, It is now open as a Bar, Nightclub and Restaurant named 'Theatrix'.

Nosh & Quaff

The restaurant Nosh and Quaff opened in July 2015 after a £1 million internal fit out by Keane Design Associates. The restaurant is run by Aktar Islam's Lasan Group and specialises in lobster and beer.

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{{Authority control Grade II listed buildings in Birmingham Buildings and structures completed in 1903