1 8 6 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁all ▁were ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁late ▁Victor ian ▁commercial ▁prem ises ▁that ▁still ▁give ▁the ▁street ▁its ▁pre domin ant ▁character . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁Col more ▁Row ▁was ▁to ▁have ▁formed ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁extensive ▁Inner ▁Ring ▁Road ▁system ▁planned ▁by ▁City ▁Engine er ▁Herbert ▁Man z oni . ▁This ▁would ▁have ▁necess itated ▁demol ishing ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁buildings ▁between ▁Col more ▁Row ▁and ▁Water lo o ▁Street , ▁but ▁fell ▁victim ▁to ▁increasing ▁land ▁values ▁and ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁conservation ▁issues ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁The ▁plans ▁for ▁the ▁street ▁included ▁w iden ing ▁it ▁to ▁a ▁width ▁of ▁ ▁with ▁a ▁central ▁res ervation ▁of ▁ ▁in ▁width . ▁Iron ically , ▁the ▁lik elihood ▁of ▁forth coming ▁compreh ensive ▁re development ▁protected ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁buildings ▁from ▁being ▁demol ished ▁to ▁make ▁way ▁for ▁office ▁develop ments ▁( see ▁Col more ▁Business ▁District ), ▁and ▁today ▁Col more ▁Row ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁area ▁has ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁consistent ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁street sc apes ▁in ▁Central ▁B irmingham . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁Bar cl ays ▁proposed ▁a ▁re development ▁of ▁ 5 5 - 7 3 ▁Col more ▁Row . ▁The ▁scheme ▁involved ▁the ▁demol ition ▁of ▁the ▁entire ▁building ▁except ▁for ▁the ▁fa ç ades ▁and ▁the ▁bank ing ▁hall ▁of ▁the ▁listed ▁building . ▁The ▁local