Work starts on £11m historic house project
House builder Cameron Homes has started work on an £11m project to transform an historic Birmingham building to provide 55 homes.
Cameron is carrying out a major restoration scheme to convert the 18th century Rookery House in Erdington into 15 one and two bedroom apartments, together with a further 40 new properties on the former Spring Lane works depot.
“This is an exciting development for Cameron and for this part of Birmingham as it will see new life brought back to this historic building, which has been derelict for many years, and a neighbouring brownfield site,” said Richard Doffman, regional director for Cameron Homes South.
Rookery House, a grade II building built in the late 1720s, was once home to industrialist and iron merchant Abraham Spooner whose grand-daughter Barbara married political activist and anti-slavery campaigner William Wilberfoce.
Extended during the 19th century, the house was used as Erdington town hall and its grounds became a public park. It was later taken over by Birmingham City Council but has been empty for over a decade.
Cameron purchased the former Spring Lane works depot and Rookery House earlier this year.
The construction programme will last around two years and the first houses will be for sale later this year.
