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The Antelope, Birmingham

Coordinates: 52°27′12″N 1°51′57″W / 52.453362°N 1.865753°W / 52.453362; -1.865753
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The Antelope
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TypePublic house
Town or cityBirmingham
CountryEngland

The Antelope, now housing a restaurant called Hajee's Spices, is a grade II listed building on the Stratford Road in Sparkhill, Birmingham, England.[1] It opened as a public house called The Antelope in 1924.[2]

The building features bas-relief carvings designed by local artist William Bloye and sculpted by his assistant, Tom Wright.[3]

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.

References

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  1. ^ Historic England. "The Antelope Public House (1276234)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Your favourite Stratford Road building – voting extended to Monday 27 October by popular demand!". myroute. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  3. ^ Noszlopy, George T. (1998). Public Sculpture of Birmingham including Sutton Coldfield. Public Sculpture of Britain. Vol. 2. Liverpool University Press. ISBN 0-85323-682-8.
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52°27′12″N 1°51′57″W / 52.453362°N 1.865753°W / 52.453362; -1.865753