130 Colmore Row is a Grade II listed building in the city centre of Birmingham, England. Built in 1903 as the main office for Alliance Assurance, the structure was designed by the architecture firm Goddard & Co of Leicester. The building served as an office and banking hall for Alliance Assurance until the 1990s, when it was purchased by Birmingham City Council.
After serving as a tourist information office and later a careers centre, the building was sold to a Chinese Investment Consortium in 2013. The owners transformed the vacant space into a restaurant named 'Nosh and Quaff', which opened in July 2015 following a £1 million internal fit out by Keane Design Associates. The restaurant, run by Aktar Islam's Lasan Group, specializes in lobster and beer.
As of 2019, the building has been renamed 'Theatrix' and now operates as a bar, nightclub, and restaurant. The site continues to stand as a piece of the city's architectural heritage, evolving from its roots as a banking hall into a modern social hub.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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