New Futures for Birmingham`s Historic Buildings

Our volunteers talk about learning to blog on this website

Posted May 12th, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with 1 Comment

Two of our talented volunteers have made their second trip the Central Birmingham Social Media Surgery to brush up on their skills as bloggers. As the write up on last night’s event puts it Emma Neil and Hannah Severn from The Birmingham Conservation ...

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Birmingham Museum Collections Centre Open Day – May 2010

Posted May 6th, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with 4 Comments

Museum Collections Centre. Photo courtesy of Andy Doherty, birminghamroundabout.co.uk Birmingham Museum Services should be congratulating themselves after the Museum Collections Centre’s (MCC) latest Open Day this Bank Holiday Monday. I went along and had the most brilliant day, and it looked as though ...

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Project Brutal: Update

Posted May 4th, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

Following on from a previous post about Project Brutal: the project now has a discussion forum, where the people interested in documenting the Central Library can chat. The forum can be found here. Photo credit: Martin Hartland

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Edwardian Arts and Craft house restored in Birmingham

Posted May 3rd, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with 2 Comments

Winterbourne House From the 1st May Winterbourne House is now open to the public after being restored to its Edwardian splendour. Winterbourne House and garden is an example of an Edwardian Arts and Crafts property on the University of Birmingham’s Edgbaston Campus, 15 ...

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West Bromwich’s Manor House open for Bank Holiday

Posted April 30th, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with 6 Comments

Manor House, West Bromwich. Image courtesy of Sandwell Council website The Manor House, a medieval building in West Bromwich, has been closed to the public for years and is only open for designated events and open days – including this Sunday and Monday ...

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Eclipsed: The dark side of the Lunar Society

Posted April 29th, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

A musical production - Eclipsed The Lunar Society which became the main intellectual powerhouse of the Industrial Revolution in England gathered together for lively dinner conversations at Soho House. They were led by Erasmus Darwin, a man who pioneered theories of evolution. Other ...

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University of Birmingham Blue Plaque Trail

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

The University of Birmingham want to celebrate their influential achievements: scientific discoveries, artistic creations and significant inventions throughout the history of the university. To do this, they are implementing a Blue Plaque Trail throughout campus to highlight special achievements of notable individuals, along ...

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Birmingham Museums Store – wonderful pictures

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

Wonderful pictures from the 4am project’s early morning trip to the BM&G Collections store in support of the Birmingham UK City of Culture bid for 2013.  You can visit yourself on May 3rd 2010.

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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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Heritage Open Days 2010: 9-12 September

Posted April 27th, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

Last year’s Heritage Open Days 2009 were an exciting event, with Birmingham Conservation Trust seeing a resulting flurry of activity in support of the Newman Brothers Coffin works. In no time at all, it’s nearly Heritage Open Days 2010! The event will take ...

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