New Futures for Birmingham`s Historic Buildings

Do you have ideas for the best charitable use of Highbury Hall and the trust land?

Posted January 24th, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

Highbury Hall in Birmingham by ringsofsaturnrock on flickr (click on picture for original) The Friends of Highbury Park in Moseley/Kings Heath have highlighted (in their January newsletter), that Highbury Trust is looking for proposal for new charitable uses for the land and buildings ...

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Electric Cinema in Birmingham is 100 years old this week.

Posted December 29th, 2009 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with 2 Comments

Bette Mansfield an usherette at The Electric in the 1930's. For the original image please click on the picture. BBC news ran a good piece on the history of the Electric Cinema on Station Street in yesterday’s new bulletins.  If you ...

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Conservation: heritage v environment

Posted December 16th, 2009 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

St Mary's Church Moseley from Ell R Brown on flickr (click on the picture for the original) Two types of conservationists are powering up for a confrontation over a church roof in Moseley in Birmingham.   The very successful SusMo (Sustainable Moseley) is looking ...

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What do you consider cultural Birmingham?

Posted December 15th, 2009 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

The Big Blank Canvas website - tell 'em what you think A simple site where you can say what you think represent culture in Birmingham.  Don’t forget to mention our wonderful buildings.  Click here:  http://canvasbirmingham.com/. You can donate to Birmingham Conservation Trust here or ...

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Ethical Xmas?

Posted December 14th, 2009 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

If you like to support charity when buying Christmas gifts here are some ideas: For starters every time you use this http://buy.at/birminghamconservation we get a donation with each thing you buy. (Have a look here for a full list of traders and ...

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Friends of Brandwood End Cemetery epetition

Posted December 10th, 2009 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

Brandwood End Cemetery has twin Grade II-listed Mortuary chapels which are in need of restoration and improvements. Brandwood End Mortuary Chapels The chapels make the centrepiece of the cemetery and are designed by Birmingham-architect J. Brewin Holmes in the Gothic style of terracotta and ...

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Photos of Birmingham Central Library

Posted December 6th, 2009 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

As you may know the 1974 Central Library in Birmingham won’t be listed, which means it is very likely to be demolished. Pete Ashton has created a flickr group to collect photographs of the library before it goes. Whatever your opinion of the ...

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Cllr Martin Mullaney enthuses about the Birmingham Seen Exhibition

Posted December 4th, 2009 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

Watch the video then see the exhibition.  Ends Jan 3rd 2010. More here.

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Save Britain’s Heritage

Posted December 4th, 2009 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

Piercefield, Chepstow, Monmouthshire From time to time we like to point you in the direction of other organisations which work in the same field as us. www.savebritainsheritage.org is the website of Save Britain’s Heritage, an organisation established in 1975: European Architectural Heritage Year – ...

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Heritage Manifesto from Heritage Link.

Posted December 3rd, 2009 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

We’ve been members of Heritage Link for some time, appreciating how they are able to act on behalf of a wide range of heritage organisations.  This week they launched the Heritage Manifesto.  You can download it as a pdf here, but I ...

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