Stuck for Father’s Day gift ideas? If he is into history, then why not treat him to a Birmingham history title! Over the years our volunteers have reviewed some books – these might give you some inspiration (see links below). Amazon has over 20 Birmingham history ...
read moreRegarding the recommendations for books about Birmingham I thought I would share this with everybody. My choice of book may seem to some like a very odd choice. However, the book concerned is by an Author called David Christie Murray who was ...
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With Panto season upon us it seemed fitting to look at Birmingham’s theatre heritage. The era of theatre building took place from the 1880s to World War I, where over 1000 professional theatres were operating in Britain at this time. One of the ...
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During the summer months I started to look into historic hospital buildings and during this time I came across ‘Urban Explorers’. They are a community of people who are dedicated to historic buildings and decay. They like to look around and take ...
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Lost Victorian Britain is the latest book by architectural historian Gavin Stamp and exposes the brutality towards the Victorian architectural heritage. The books sub title ‘How the 20th century destroyed the 19th century’s architectural masterpieces’ says it all. Lost Victorian Britain by Gavin ...
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Played in Birmingham will lead readers along a trail of fascinating locations and little known buildings, landscapes and waterscapes, in all corners of the city and its surrounds detailing the diverse sporting heritage that can be found in Birmingham. Birmingham possesses several ...
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Halloween is just around the corner, Haunted Birmingham by Arthur Smith and Rachel Bannister is a collection of stories of apparitions, manifestations, strange sightings and happenings in Birmingham’s Streets, churches and buildings. A great book if you are interested in the paranormal and ...
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J.R.R Tolkien is best known as the author of The Hobbit and its sequel The Lord of the Rings. It is believed that areas in Birmingham may have provided the inspiration for some of the settings in these works. Tolkien’s parents were both ...
read moreCeramic tiles cover walls and floors, roofs and pavements, furniture and stoves, and can be seen in churches, mosques, pubs, shops, hospitals and homes in Birmingham. They are often combined with other forms of ceramics such as terracotta, faience and mosaic. Some examples ...
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Click to view this title on Amazon Architecture for Beginners! For someone who is fascinated by historic buildings, I know very little of the many architectural eras and correct terminology! There are plenty of guides to historic architecture out there, such as the Pevsner ...
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