New Futures for Birmingham`s Historic Buildings

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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Blakesley Hall, poet laureate, city culture bid and photos on fickr.

Posted April 25th, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

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 ...

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Birmingham: Public Sculpture Trails by George Noszlopy and Fiona Waterhouse

Posted April 20th, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

Public Sculpture Trails Birmingham’s historical features that contribute to the city’s quality and character are most obvious in its built heritage.  However, aspects of Birmingham’s heritage are represented through the associations with historical people and events, literature and with art. Birmingham is rich ...

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Homes fit for Heroes: photographs by Bill Brandt 1939-1943. A book review

Posted April 16th, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with 3 Comments

Click for more info 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 ...

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Pevsner Architectural Guides, Birmingham by Andy Foster – a review.

Posted April 6th, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

Click the image to go to Amazon 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 ...

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Birmingham Council Boundaries from 1838 to 1931

Posted April 2nd, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with 1 Comment

Birmingham Council Boundary Changes 1838 to 1931 Sometimes you spot some things that are surprisingly mundane and interesting.  This map charting the growth of Birmingham’s local authority to 1938 fits into that category and comes from the website www.british-history.ac.uk and the 1964 book ...

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Victorian Buildings of Birmingham by Roy Thornton, a book review

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

Click here to see the book on Amazon 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 ...

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Project Brutal

Posted March 25th, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with 1 Comment

Birmingham Central Library could be considered the Marmite of libraries: you either love it, or you hate it. Well, here is a project for those who wish to profess their love for that Brutalist structure: Project Brutal. (via Created in Birmingham) “Project Brutal: Initial ...

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Exciting news from Bells Farm, Druids Heath, Birmingham

Posted March 25th, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with 102 Comments

Bells Farm in 1969 - photo by Phyllis Nicklin from the Birmingham University Archive Dave Thomas, one of our volunteers has sent us this update which I thought we would share with you: I’m really interested in old buildings and the work that Birmingham ...

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Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter

Posted March 25th, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

Image of one of the buildings in the Jewellery Quarter, the Argent Centre - - image by kate&drew on flickr For over 200 years the Jewellery Quarter has been synonymous with jewellery and silverware production. The jewellery industry emerged from the decline of ...

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