The plating room is one of the areas being cleaned of chemical contamination We are delighted to be able to tell you that this new year is off to a positive start at the former Newman Brothers Coffin Fittings Works on Fleet Street ...
read moreIn September 2007 an extraordinary work of art was played out on empty land overlooked by the Grade 1, Curzon Street Station. It echoed the history of the place through a monstrous steam powered organ. Watch this video for a fraction of ...
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Industry and Genius scuplture using Baskerville font, picture from Tim Ellis So what is the Baskerville Project I found myself asking (not alone) since I stumbled across the beginnings of an animation from Smile (see through this link). A quick search and the ...
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The Old Crown - image courtesy of Steve Cadman You have until the 14th of November to get your thoughts in the conservation area for Digbeth, Deritend and Bordesley High Streets. Birmingham City Council writes: Digbeth/Deritend Conservation Area was designated in May 2000. It lies ...
read moreThe pool by co-op historian on Flikr If you want to see inside this Grade II listed building then the Stirchley Neighbourhood Forum has negotiated a one hour window of opportunity between 11am and noon this Tuesday 12th August 2008. For more please look ...
read moreThis afternoon both the Telegraph and the BBC are reporting the purchase of Evans brothers by English Heritage. To quote the BBC: Dr Simon Thurley, chief executive, said its loss “would not just be a blow for Birmingham but for the world”. He ...
read moreVery short notice but this is bound to be worth a free visit: Date: Tuesday 8 April Time: 1:00pm to 2:00pm Venue: Library Theatre, Paradise Forum, Birmingham City Centre Recent archaeological work carried out during new developments in Birmingham has revealed remains ...
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Our Director, Elizabeth Perkins, will be speaking about Newman Brothers at this evening meeting run by the International Council on Monuments and Sites. Icomos UK is one of the bodies responsible for advising Unesco on World Heritage Sites, so it’ll be good ...
read moreJune 19th sees 2008 sees Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter Discovery Centre host the Paradise Preserved? West Midlands Cemeteries, a conference organised by the Garden History Society in association with Birmingham’s Victorian Society… “There will be talks on the history of ...
read moreFree entry and drinks to a series of debates/talks about architects and how they might make Birmingham a better place. For more see the Birmingham Architectural Association. Hat tip to Rob.
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