At anyone time we may be working on a number of projects but we are also very proud of our finished work. They show how we have changed Birmingham.
Some of these we describe as finished because that’s exactly what they are: done and dusted. Others might find their way onto this finished list simply because we’ve accomplished what we can, for the time being at least.
Click on the links below to find out more about what we’ve accomplished.
The Trust’s first project typifies how historic buildings enhance new development. The elegant Georgian house now forms a key element in the link between Brindleyplace and the International Convention Centre.
This was a very unusual project to save and then preserve a workers hovel which had lain lost in the city for more than 30 years. It had disappeared beneath undergrowth on Jerry’s Lane in Erdington. Working with the owner, a developer, local amenity groups and Birmingham City Council, the [...]
This scheme highlights how effectively innovative preservation stimulates regeneration. We worked with a private developer to create over 5000 sq. ft of serviced business units, bringing in new enterprises to the area and acting as a catalyst for other improvements. View Larger [...]
Addressing local needs is crucial to the Trust’s vision of sustainable regeneration. Since their refurbishment in 1995, this row of C18 and C19 cottages have been sought after as homes for local families. Once blighted by road plans, their demolition is now unthinkable.
Tolkien’s Tower Safe for another 100 years. There is global interest in the future of Perrott’s Folly, principally because many Tolkien fans regard it as a key inspiration for his work. It forms part of the city’s Tolkien Trail. Our critical work to save the listed grade 2* building from [...]
Court 15 – the Back to Backs – has been one of our biggest projects. It matters to tens of thousands of people living in Birmingham. Not only have we saved a unique set of buildings, the last Back in Backs in the city, but we have preserved the history [...]
