An apartment at robinsons may be a new home or a new start but it's also a precious piece of history and part of our protected architectural heritage.

Built in the 'heady' days of the late 1920's, on what was once an orchard, Robinsons Depository was designed as a furniture storage warehouse. At the time it was considered state-of-the-art containing one of the largest vehicle lifts in Europe. This allowed removal vans to be taken up to each floor for loading or unloading. This will be transformed into the centrepiece entrance and stairwell to the new conversion with a new, "normal sized" lift!

The Robinson family had depositories in London and Manchester and this, their Birmingham location, was used to store furniture throughout its seventy year life. Still a family-run business based in Redditch, the fourth generation of Robinsons reluctantly sold the Moseley building back in the late nineties when it became commercially uneconomic.

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The fine brickwork façade and roof lines haven't altered since the day they were built. The good news is that despite more windows on the 4th floor, they will remain largely the same. The dramatic changes are in the conversion and restoration of the interior.

One of Moseley's most imposing landmark buildings now has a fine new future as well as a proper place and purpose in the community.