Hanover Building is a Grade II office building in the

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Hanover was built between 1905 and was officially open in 1907. The building was listed as a Grade II building in 1988. Hanover is forged from two original buildings, ''E Block'', a

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warehouse constructed in 1904 and ''Hanover'', added in 1909 to create of office and additional warehouse space. It was designed by

architect F. E. L. Harris and was built using the newest construction techniques of its time. Over 1.5 million bricks were used during construction and the overall construction cost was £50,000 (). Hanover is a good example of

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, constructed in red brick with polished granite and sandstone dressings. Local materials were used wherever possible, including

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bricks, stone from

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and granite from

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. The façade has

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s and

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columns and the roof is concealed by parapet walls. Originally, there was another floor which housed the Mitchell Memorial Hall – it was destroyed in the

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of 1940-41 and was never rebuilt. There are a series of medallions around the building which name all the places

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traded at the time of construction. During construction, a stonemason mis-spelt '

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' as 'Sidney' – the correction can still be seen today.

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in 2013 and Hanover now belongs to the

regeneration scheme. As part of the plans, Hanover Building will be the first listed building to be renovated. The renovation will provide 91,000 sq ft of Grade A office space and retail space facing out onto

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. The renovation was completed in September 2018.

2015 fire

On 12 October 2015, there was a fire on the E Block side of the building, destroying the top floor and roof area. Strip out works were already underway, and the fire delayed the refurbishment program by around 2 years.

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