We are delighted to introduce one of our new volunteers Sairah Rehman who has written the first feature in our new website Features pages. Sairah has recently graduated with an MA in Eighteenth Century Studies from the University of York. She tells us, “My ...
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We are delighted that this fabulous building has got its round 1 Heritage Lottery grant. Well done! The West Midlands Historic Buildings Trust has received initial support from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for the Lye and Wollescote building conservation project, it was ...
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Wolverhampton City Council is seeking an experienced museum professional with strong interpersonal and communication skills to join a team of officers who deliver the museum development programme in the West Midlands supported by the Marches Network. You will have extensive knowledge of professional ...
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Happy New Year to our followers! In my first blog of 2013 we are delighted to welcome our new Director Simon Buteux to the Trust who joined us on the 2nd January. Here’s a little bit about Simon… An archaeologist by training, Simon has worked ...
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Our candle-lit tours of Newman Brothers start this week. We are delighted we have sold over 75% of available tickets – but we still have some spaces on Wednesday and Thursday, so don’t delay; buy today! In readiness for the start of the ...
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BCT invited media students, led by Richard Bourne, to get involved in the consultation on Moseley Road Baths that we ran over the summer. The students were really keen to get involved in a film project at the baths, recording the present, during construction ...
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Every week is busy and varied working for BCT. This week I have been mainly preparing for the next series of Candle-light tours, which included trimming a Christmas tree at Coffin Fitting Works a la Victorian style. I was also papped by the Birmingham ...
read moreAn interesting new section on the English Heritage website has been launched all about the history of disability and the built environment: from 1050 to the present day. Disability in Time and Place reveals how disabled peoples’ lives are integral to the heritage all around us. From ...
read moreGreat film featuring our friends at the Pen Museum filmed by Norman Bartlam and Ladywood’s young team of reporters at TNT News. Great historical background on the Jewellery Quarter’s pen trade as well as modern day pen makers. I feel a feet up, hot cup of ...
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Like many people I spend a fair amount of time at a desk, behind a computer. Working for BCT I do, however, have many a day when I’m out and about, meeting new volunteers, developing new areas of work and getting back ...
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