Birmingham School Of Speech Training And Dramatic Art

The Birmingham School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art, located at 45 Church Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, was constructed between 1830 and 1840. It is a stucco building with a slate roof. The structure is two storeys and features three bays. The central entrance has a lunette fanlight and panelled reveals, accompanied by Doric pilasters supporting an open pediment. Two later rectangular bay windows flank the entrance. The first floor contains sash windows which sit upon a string course. A quadrant wall connects to a stable block to the left. The road-facing elevation has no windows. The building features an eaves frieze, a dentilled cornice, and a hipped slate roof with triangular vents at the ends of the ornamental ridge.