Conversion of Sutton Coldfield’s former Council House into 18 apartments. Located at the top of the town centre in an elevated position, the former council house sits just a short distance from the town’s main railway station. The front of the building looks out onto Sutton’s War Memorial built to commemorate the lives of local men lost in the first world war. Built in 1865 originally as a hotel, the building went on to be used as a sanatorium for a brief period before becoming home to the local authority’s registry service for births, marriages and deaths from 1901 until it was sold in 2013. The building is locally listed and the exterior will appear largely untouched throughout the development. The interior, although in some state of disrepair in places, features beautiful original architectural detailing which will be restored as far as possible. We have been enjoying working with individual purchasers to create bespoke spaces, often calling for a combination of contemporary and historic styles. Apartments are made up of spacious rooms with high ceilings, some also making use of the attic rooms at the top of the building. Its elevated location means that windows at the rear have an impressive and leafy view; overlooking the building’s large garden, down to the town’s tennis courts and bowling green, and on towards the 2400 acres of green space which form Sutton Coldfield’s famous park.