This is a video of Birmingham’s poet laureate visiting tea takers at Blakesley Hall – the 16th century home of Birmingham merchant Richard Smalbroke. Their family legacy lives on in this Tudor half-timber wattle and daub farmhouse and in the concrete glory of Smallbrook Queensway.
Poet and storyteller Adrian Johnson visited the house as part of [...]
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Blakesley Hall, poet laureate, city culture bid and photos on fickr.
April 25, 2010 – 4:16 pm
Homes fit for Heroes: photographs by Bill Brandt 1939-1943. A book review
April 16, 2010 – 8:51 am
Homes fit for Heroes is a remarkable collection of wartime photographs of domestic life in Birmingham. Bill Brandt was commissioned by the Bournville Village Trust to record life in the cramped and often squalid Back to Backs in which so many people lived and also photograph life in newer, more modern homes. There are also [...]
Some links for April 2nd through to April 15th
April 15, 2010 – 3:02 pm
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. The Jacobean mansion reopened last summer following extensive restoration work has been shortlisted [...]
Pevsner Architectural Guides, Birmingham by Andy Foster – a review.
April 6, 2010 – 9:04 am
If you are interested in the Buildings of Birmingham then the Pevsner Architectural Guide to Birmingham by Andy Foster is THE book you need.
I’ve already bought two – one to give to a friend. I sometimes wish I’d bought a third: one for friend, one for the house and one for the glove compartment of [...]
Heritage related things we have found on the web on April 1st
April 1, 2010 – 12:01 pm
These are our history related links for April 1st from 09:08 to 11:22: Some will be about Birmingham heritage others wont:
Recession-busting lottery boom adds millions to heritage fund | UK news | The Guardian – “The nation’s attempt to gamble its way out of the recession has generated a bonanza for ruined castles, [...]
Some links for March 26th through to March 30th
March 30, 2010 – 8:00 pm
These are our links for March 26th through March 30th:
Over £4m funding goes to nine projects! | Community Spaces – Kings Heath and Dudley Canal Trust all get big chunks of money from Big Lotter and the Community Spaces programme
The Heritage Alliance welcomes PPS5 – "For the first time PPS5 and the Practice Guide [...]
Victorian Buildings of Birmingham by Roy Thornton, a book review
March 28, 2010 – 8:10 am
I really can’t resist a book laden with old photographs of Birmingham – which is why I bought Victorian Buildings of Birmingham by Roy Thornton. I’m sure we’ll end up reviewing, or perhaps describing, many more like it.
The publishers descriptions says:
Birmingham’s Victorian heritage is still surprisingly well preserved, despite much demolition during the twentieth century, [...]
Open Day at Bell’s Farm tomorrow
March 26, 2010 – 11:27 am
The Speahead trust has sent us this information:
Open Day at Tudor Farmhouse
11.00am to 4.00 pm
Saturday afternoon 27th March 2010
Bell Farm Community Centre
Bells Farm Close, Druids Heath, B14 5QP
The open day at Bells Farm Community Centre on Saturday 27th March 2010 aims to increase local awareness of groups using the centre and the host of family [...]
East Stride – Industrial heritage walks in Digbeth area this week.
March 24, 2010 – 4:09 pm
As part of Flatpack Festival and the launch of We Are Eastside, local historian Ben Waddington will be conducting walking tours of Eastside. Explore hidden gems, learn more of its industrial heritage and discover the creative explorations in this creative playground.
Saturday 27th March 12pm
Sunday 28th March 12pm
Sunday 28th March 3pm
For booking details see www.weareeastside.com/2010/03/east-stride/
