The Antelope, now housing a restaurant called Hajee's Spices, is a
grade II listed building on the
Stratford Road in
Sparkhill
Sparkhill is an inner-city area of Birmingham, England, situated between Springfield, Hall Green and Sparkbrook.
Historically part of Worcestershire, Sparkhill once existed as a rural area with its main industry being agriculture until the 1 ...
,
Birmingham
Birmingham ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands (county), West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1. ...
, England.
It opened as a
public house
A pub (short for public house) is a kind of drinking establishment which is licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises. The term ''public house'' first appeared in the United Kingdom in late 17th century, and wa ...
called The Antelope in 1924.
The building features
bas-relief
Relief is a sculptural method in which the sculpted pieces are bonded to a solid background of the same material. The term '' relief'' is from the Latin verb ''relevo'', to raise. To create a sculpture in relief is to give the impression that th ...
carvings designed by local artist
William Bloye
William James Bloye (8 July 1890 – 6 June 1975) was an English sculptor, active in Birmingham either side of World War II.
Life
Bloye studied, and later, taught at the Birmingham School of Art (his training was interrupted by World War ...
and sculpted by his assistant, Tom Wright.
Hajees Spices was replaced in 2020 by Des Pardes, but by 2021 the building was to let again. In 2023 it is being converted into another restaurant called Blac.
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Pubs in Birmingham, West Midlands
Restaurants in Birmingham, West Midlands
Former pubs in England
Grade II listed buildings in Birmingham
Sparkhill