J.W. Evans Silver Factory in Birmingham’s historic Jewellery Quarter contains over a 100 years of history, a silverware factory founded in 1881 by Jenkin Evans and remained with the Evans family for four generations. Last month myself and other volunteers from BCT were ...
read moreI’ve had an interest in Timber Framed buildings ever since I set eyes on the Merchants House at Avoncroft Museum in my home town of Bromsgrove. There is just something so organic about the feel of these old places; altogether historic and ...
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Last Saturday, Suzanne Carter from BCT arranged a visit for 10 of us to go along and have a tour of J. W. Evans Silver Factory in the Jewellery Quarter. English Heritage in 2008 took over the buildings and have helped preserve ...
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This week’s The Friday Photo is of the statue of Thomas Attwood (born 1783) Birmingham’s first MP. The statue is known as The Birmingham Man and is easily mistaken for someone sitting on the steps in the often busy Chamberlain Square. Many ...
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This week’s Friday photo is a bit different; not about buildings and more about our cultural heritage in Birmingham. The photography is a view of a family enjoying last Sunday’s St Patrick’s Day in Digbeth. The annual festival was started in 1996. ...
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Do you really know Birmingham? Discover something new about Birmingham at the Birmingham Architecture Festival taking place over the bank holiday weekend of May 24th – 27th. The theme for the festival is “Take a Second Look”. Over the weekend a range of events ...
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Photo by Tracey Thorne This week’s The Friday Photo features Platform 5 in Moor Street Station in Birmingham. Moor Street Station dates back to 1909 and is operated by Chiltern Railway. Platform Five is home to the restored Great Western Train. Great atmosphere ...
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I’ve always been fascinated by photographs that capture the ‘what was’ versus ‘what is now’. Birmingham is forever changing and evolving yet the past can still be seen through a number of historic buildings that remain. However, many of Birmingham’s older buildings ...
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Photo by Tracey Thorne This week the Friday photo features a side view of the old Fox & Grapes pub which is a grade II listed building on Freeman Street in Birmingham city centre. The pub was closed a few years ago and is ...
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Henry Shaw & Sons Photo By Tracey Thorne This week’s the Friday Photo is back in Digbeth. It features one of the entrances to The Park Works building which was part of Henry Shaw & Sons family run business. The business was founded ...
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