Please see the poster above for information regarding the upcoming November 15th Free Heritage Event organised by the Heritage Lottery Fund, to be held at the Midlands Arts Centre ( MAC ). Are you interested in doing your own community heritage project , ...
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 ...
read moreThe last outing this year for Birmingham’s enchanting history bus: From the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery Website..
3rd October 2010 – 3rd October 2010
Travel through time on our free History Bus around some of Birmingham’s finest heritage sites.
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Join Historian Ben Waddington on a tour of sights and buildings inspired by his article ‘Invisible Architecture’ from Issue One of Dirty Bristow. Register here http://invisiblearchitecture.eventbrite.com/ and pay your £5 when you get there.
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Water fun at the Coffin Fittings Works
We have been cleaning up ready to welcome visitors to the Coffin Fittings Works Open Day on Saturday, September 11th.
We are at 13-15, Fleet Street and look forward to showing you round.
Although we have no running ...
We owe a HUGE debt of gratitude to our wonderful volunteers who turned up this morning and gave us more than 100% effort. It was a mammoth task to clean up and prepare for our Open Day on Saturday, but Julian, Teresa, ...
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Heritage Open Days (HODs) are an annual chance to celebrate the eclectic heritage of England. All around the country, properties that are usually closed to the public or charge admission open their doors to everyone – for free! Properties can range from factories to ...
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Festival of History 2010 Prepare for the ultimate historical adventure as the Festival of History thunders back for 2010. Experience over 2000 years of history and watch as over 1,000 re-enactors march out of history and into the heart of England. Hear the ...
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Members of the public have a chance to delve into Birmingham’s industrial past this month when a series of archaeological lectures reveal the findings of last year’s excavation works at the site of the new Library of ...
Selly Manor, photograph courtesy of the Bournville Village Trust website
Historic Selly Manor in Bournville really is the most glorious place to spend a sunny afternoon. Or a rainy afternoon come to think of it. I think I’m probably a little biased, as I ...
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