The Empire Cinema

Posted October 3rd, 2014 by Sarah Hayes with 2 Comments

The Empire Cinema, Sutton Coldfield This week’s Friday Photo is of one of the city’s few remaining Art-Deco buildings, the Empire Cinema (formerly the Odeon) in Sutton Coldfield. Built in 1936, it was designed by Harry Weedon and Cecil Clavering, and is a Grade ...

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A new future for Moseley School of Art – open day events

Posted September 27th, 2014 by Suzanne Carter with No Comments

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The Friday Photo: The Garrison

Posted September 26th, 2014 by Tracey Thorne with No Comments

This week the cast of the BBC Peaky Blinders were back in Brum at the preview of the second series. One of the great things about the drama series despite not much of it being filmed in Birmingham is that it has ...

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The Friday Photo: Water Orton Bridge

Posted September 19th, 2014 by Sarah Hayes with 1 Comment

Today’s Friday Photo is of a Scheduled Ancient Monument on the outskirts of Birmingham, marking the physical boundary between Sutton Coldfield and Warwickshire. Known locally as the Water Orton Bridge, it dates from c.1520 and is a pack-horse bridge built by Bishop John ...

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Join us at for an illustrated talk of the Cadbury Barn, Manor Farm Park; past, present and future

Posted September 17th, 2014 by Suzanne Carter with No Comments

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The Friday Photo: The Golden Boys

Posted September 12th, 2014 by Tracey Thorne with No Comments

Here are Birmingham’s very own Golden Boys for this weeks Friday Photo. It is the work of William Bloye, formerly head of sculpture at Birmingham School of Art and was unveiled in 1956 and features Matthew Boulton, James Watt and Willam Murdoch. ...

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The Friday Photo: Blakesley Hall

Posted September 5th, 2014 by Sarah Hayes with No Comments

This week’s Friday Photo and my first ever Friday Photo, is of a building that’s very close to my heart; Blakesley Hall, one of the city’s last surviving timber-framed buildings. After working at Blakesley for nearly eight years, since the age of 20, I certainly ...

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Introducing a new member of the Friday Photo Team

Posted September 5th, 2014 by Sarah Hayes with No Comments

Hi everybody. My name is Anne-Marie Hayes, and I’m really excited to be part of the Trust’s Friday Photo Team. I have worked in museums across Birmingham for nearly nine years in a number of different roles, and have a keen interest in history and ...

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Volunteering for Birmingham Conservation Trust

Posted August 24th, 2014 by Sarah Hayes with No Comments

  Supporters and volunteers at a recent ‘pub’ quiz and film night at The Coffin Works. Louise has been volunteering with us for two years now and is an integral part of our team. Here, she explains why she loves working for the Trust ...

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Saving Spaghetti

Posted August 24th, 2014 by Matthew Vaughan with 7 Comments

Birmingham’s Motor Age: courtesy of English Heritage The inner ring road and the infrastructure of the Manzoni era (1930’s to 1960’s) is today widely held as the biggest error in post war planning in Birmingham, itself often held up as an example of ...

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