Could this ornate building have inspired the Burton elephant heads? Built 1873-77 as the Elephant Tea Warehouse for Grimshaw & Son, it boasts beautiful sculpted stone elephants and was later occupied by Burton by 1931.
Burton later acquired Jacksons the Tailors and moved further along the High Street. In 2023 the midcentury Burton shopfront with its distinctive corner columns was removed and replaced with a brick facade on the ground floor, more in keeping with the rest of the building.
Street Address
64-66 Fawcett Street
Alternative Address
229-230 High Street West
Postcode
SR1 1BB
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Status
Surviving
Listed?
Grade II
Year Built
1877
Feature
Count
Installed
Removed
Status
Description
Midcentury Columns
2023
Midcentury Burton shopfront and corner columns replaced with more sympathetic brick facade
Midcentury Burton shopfront and corner columns replaced with more sympathetic brick facade
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1873
1877
Rebuilt as the Elephant Tea Warehouse for Grimshaw & Son
