Buildings At Risk – Coming to a Street Near You

Posted February 3rd, 2012 by Leigh Walker with No Comments

It’s amazing to discover how many people are passionate about their local history and built heritage.  Why is it that some of us are so bothered about old buildings when others would say that they are just bricks and mortar?  Is it ...

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Double your donation for the Coffin Works

Posted December 7th, 2011 by Elizabeth Perkins with No Comments

We have a fantastic opportunity to double any donations for the Coffin Works and we need your help!  The Pilgrim Trust will match pound for pound any donations given via The Big Give website between 5th and 22nd December up to a ...

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Birmingham’s Theatre Heritage

Posted December 7th, 2011 by Emma Neill with No Comments

With Panto season upon us it seemed fitting to look at Birmingham’s theatre heritage.
The era of theatre building took place from the 1880s to World War I, where over 1000 professional theatres were operating in Britain at this time. One of the ...

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Watch out, there’s a thief about.

Posted November 30th, 2011 by Lucie Thacker with No Comments

 
Pendant brooch designed by C.R.Ashbee and made by the Guild of Handicraft (image from Cotswold Journal)
We have heard disturbing news of a robbery at Court Barn Museum in Chipping Camden on the night of Monday November 14th when thieves smashed their way into the ...

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Industrial Heritage at Risk – theme of APT Midlands event

Posted November 10th, 2011 by Lucie Thacker with No Comments

Audience at the APT Midlands region event at Coalbrookdale on 4th November 2011
The Midlands Area meeting of the UK Association of Preservation Trusts held a meeting in the west of the region last Friday, November 4th in the Glass Classroom at Coalbrookdale. ...

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Visit the John Henry Newman Exhibition, Birmingham

Posted November 3rd, 2011 by Lucie Thacker with No Comments

Drills and Habits - Visit the Exhibition in Birmingham

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Urban Explorers

Posted October 29th, 2011 by Emma Neill with 2 Comments

FORBIDDEN PLACES - Exploring our abandoned heritage
During the summer months I started to look into historic hospital buildings and during this time I came across ‘Urban Explorers’. They are a community of people who are dedicated to historic buildings and decay. They ...

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Free City Walk – Birmingham’s Voting History

Posted October 27th, 2011 by Lucie Thacker with No Comments

Free Heritage Event - Right to Vote Walk

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Shabana Mahmood visits the Coffin Fittings Works

Posted September 19th, 2011 by Lucie Thacker with No Comments

Shabana Mahmood MP with Elizabeth Perkins, BCT Director, Bob Beauchamp, Chairman and Anne Jenkins of Heritage Lottery Fund
 
On Heritage Open Days weekend, Shabana Mahmood the local MP, visited our project and had a great time. Here’s what she had to say about ...

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Visit the Coffin Fittings Works on Heritage Open Days!

Posted September 7th, 2011 by Lucie Thacker with No Comments

 
Explore the Coffin Fittings Works on Heritage Open Days
Book your tour of the Coffin Fittings Works on Friday 9th or Saturday 10th September by phoning 0121 303 2664 or sending an email to elizabeth.perkins@birmingham.gov.uk
There are still some places left and only one ...

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