Brandwood End Cemetery (as featured in Tracey’s Friday Photo a couple of months ago) in Kings Heath is a fascinating and peaceful place to visit, especially at this time of year. It was opened in 1899 – by George Tallis, Chairman of ...
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read moreIt is not only in Birmingham that the fight to save old and important buildings goes on. See here – UNDERSHAW and spare a minute to think of how important Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is to our literary past. Would it then make ...
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It’s that wonderful time of year again when hidden heritage comes to light and when you can get in free at places that normally charge. Heritage Open Days take place from 8th – 11th September. All over Birmingham places will be opening ...
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Birmingham Tramcar No395 - image courtesy of Thinktank As I’m sure many of you will know, half term is coming up, so The Guardian has thoughtfully released the longlist for their annual Family Friendly Museum Award. The award is run by Kids in Museums, ...
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Click on the image to go to Amazon Christmas is a great time to do something simple to help the Birmingham Conservation Trust. If you shop on Amazon and use the link in the top right hand corner of this website or any ...
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98 Moseley Road - Grade II Listed. Click picture for the original image by getgod on flickr. It’s interesting what draws someone’s attention to old buildings. For Nicky Getgood – the local blogger for Digbeth – it was a fire which killed ...
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One of the items in the Dutch Open Air Museum collection An item from the collection in the Dutch Open Air Museum We were contacted by Hans Piena, a Conservator at the National Dutch Open Air Museum. He has a crate of large stamped ...
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Church in Cheshire, courtesy of the English Heritage website Two recent articles on the Guardian website highlighted a survey of our churches and other places of worship by English Heritage. The survey uncovered an urgent repairs backlog of an estimated £900m, with the current condition of ...
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Selly Manor, photograph courtesy of the Bournville Village Trust website Historic Selly Manor in Bournville really is the most glorious place to spend a sunny afternoon. Or a rainy afternoon come to think of it. I think I’m probably a little biased, as I ...
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