New Futures for Birmingham`s Historic Buildings

Timber Framed Brum……….

Posted April 24th, 2013 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with 3 Comments

I’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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Not So Elementary…………

Posted March 31st, 2012 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

It 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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My Favourite Birmingham Heritage/History Websites

Posted January 18th, 2012 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

If like me you sometimes sit at work/home/on the train, etc, etc with nothing much to do then you may be interested in the websites below.  All of them have a link into either heritage, history and/or Birmingham and all are very ...

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Some links for June 16th through to June 19th

Posted June 19th, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

These are our links for June 16th through June 19th: wg/archaeology – Open Knowledge Foundation Wiki – Working Group on Open Data in Archaeology Open Knowledge Foundation Blog » Blog Archive » Dig the new breed, Part II – open archaeology and ethics ...

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Some links for June 3rd through to June 9th

Posted June 9th, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

These are our links for June 3rd through June 9th: Another landmark in the Staffordshire Hoard campaign | birminghamnewsroom.com – The campaign to permanently display the Staffordshire Hoard in the Midlands has passed another major milestone.<br /> <br /> Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery ...

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Some links for May 25th through to May 31st

Posted May 31st, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

These are our links for May 25th through May 31st: Forward – a history of the Bimringham Disability Resource centre – Published online for the first time: "Resourcefulness is etched into the very heart of Birmingham Disability Resource Centre. Its founders ...

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Some links for May 3rd through to May 20th

Posted May 20th, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

These are our links for May 3rd through May 20th: BBC News – National Lottery to give more cash for arts and sport – Sport, the arts and heritage are to get more National Lottery funding, under plans announced by new Culture ...

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Some links for April 25th through to April 27th

Posted April 28th, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

These are our links for April 25th through April 27th: Hartlebury Castle Trust – The Trust has been formed with the express intention of preserving this wonderful building and its surroundings which has been left to this generation by ...

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Some links for April 19th through to April 25th

Posted April 25th, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

These are our links for April 19th through April 25th: 1940 Britain's Finest Hour – 1940 was Britain’s first full year of war. It was not only the year that the country’s very existence was threatened, it was also – as Churchill ...

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Some links for April 2nd through to April 15th

Posted April 15th, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

These are our links for April 2nd through April 15th: Aston Hall in frame for awards double | birminghamnewsroom.com – Aston Hall is in the frame for two prestigious awards less than a year after the completion of a £12.5 million revamp. ...

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