Do you really know Birmingham? Discover something new about Birmingham at the Birmingham Architecture Festival taking place over the bank holiday weekend of May 24th – 27th. The theme for the festival is “Take a Second Look”. Over the weekend a range of events ...
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I have been volunteering at the Back to Back houses in Hurst Street for almost a year now and decided it would be nice to share a little about my experience so far. The Back to Back houses were originally restored by the ...
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I’ve always been fascinated by photographs that capture the ‘what was’ versus ‘what is now’. Birmingham is forever changing and evolving yet the past can still be seen through a number of historic buildings that remain. However, many of Birmingham’s older buildings ...
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In an old warehouse just north of Birmingham city centre is a treasure trove of pale, unopened boxes. Hundreds and hundreds stacked up in rows like the tombstones of Manila Bay, filled with reminders of history. Each one contains the intriguing remains ...
read moreI heard some of this whilst driving today – well worth a listen – especially the volunteers at Middleton: Link to this episode on BBC iPlayer. Blurb: “Thousands of historic buildings and monuments are at risk of being lost through damage or neglect. Jules Hudson ...
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On a cold winters night on December 27th 1853, nearly 2,000 people braved the snowy streets of Birmingham to witness a very special event. The famous journalist and popular Victorian author, Charles Dickens, would be performing a reading of his new work entitled ...
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Last month I listed in two posts the 10 most popular books bought by our supporters (if you buy through any of our Amazon links ( http://amzn.to/birminghamconserv ) on this site we get 5% of what you spend but you pay the ...
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Last Saturday I took part in an army style assault course ‘Major Series’ organised by British Military Fitness at Weston Park to raise some money for Birmingham Conservation Trust. It involved mud, smoke, water, obstacles, dirt, hills and more mud. It was a ...
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Yesterday we published the first part of this list here. These are the most popular Birmingham buildings/heritage books that you – our supporters – have bought on Amazon through our Amazon account. If you use the link at the top of this website ...
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For five years now you’ve been helping us raise funds by shopping through the Amazon link here or at the top of the page. When you use that link we get at least a 5% donation from Amazon and it costs you ...
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