Today’s Friday photo is of the grade II listed Spring Hill Library. It was designed by the Birmingham architects firm Martin and Chamberlain and opened on January 7th 1893. Constructed of red brick and terracotta with a 65ft clock tower, It uses ...
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Followers of the Trust’s activities will know that we have recently been out to view the row of listed 1940’s prefabs on the Wake Green Road and we are now able to offer you that same opportunity. As part of Birmingham Heritage week, ...
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Today’s Friday Photo is Brookvale Park Lake. This lake, along with the nearby Witton Lakes, were formed artificially in the 19th century as drinking water reservoirs for Birmingham. The lake is though fed from two natural brooks that rise from Kingstanding and ...
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When I saw first this view two weeks ago, I was in awe. I could clearly see the bridge between old and new, the good, the bad and the ugly, and the city of a 1000 trades, in all its wonderful and ...
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Today’s Friday photo is of St Michaels Church in Boldmere. The original church was designed by JF Wadmore of London in 1857. A decorated style with outer walls of grey limestone and white Hollington stone dressings, it was expanded twice; first in ...
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Are you passionate about Birmingham’s heritage? You could be just the person we need. We are looking for four new trustees to join our board and lead the trust into the next 3-6 years of its strategic programme. Amongst the trustee roles we ...
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The magnet club building & sports ground was original owned by the famous Witton based company GEC (General Electric Company), which was an important local employer for many years. The building and grounds were purpose built in the 1920’s as recreational centre ...
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This was Julie’s Friday Photo back in December, just as the demolition of the iconic building started, and now six months on, the library is nearly gone, a ghost of its former self, and split in half, literally. I took this photo ...
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Today’s Friday photo is the grade II listed Baskerville House in Birmingham City Centre. Named for John Baskerville, It was built on the site of ‘Easy Hill’ his former estate. Baskerville was a renowned printer and though to be a sometime member/collaborator ...
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Wake Green Road in Moseley will always be a little bit forever 1945. There, backing on to the Shire Country Park, can be found a time capsule row of 1940’s prefabricated houses. Externally time pauses at the south end of the road ...
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