Birmingham Conservation Trust (BCT) is pleased to announce the appointment of a Lead Consultant, Oliver Architecture, to undertake the feasibility study and identification of urgent works for the Golden Lion in Cannon Hill Park. Over the next three months Oliver Architecture will ...
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I visited St Nicholas a month or so ago with my good friend Pat. She had invited me and my friends Tanya and Rob on a tour of the Grammar School and Tudor house on the Green, Kings Norton. Pat is a volunteer ...
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For five years now you’ve been helping us raise funds by shopping through the Amazon link here or at the top of the page. When you use that link we get at least a 5% donation from Amazon and it costs you ...
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One of our fantastic Trustees, Nick Booth, who sadly will be leaving the Trust later in the year, has just won a major Big Society award for his work with social media surgeries. Run through his company Podnosh these free surgeries teach ...
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Next Thursday, September 2nd – is the deadline for submissions to the Parliamentary Culture, Media and Sport Committee’s inquiry into the potential impact of budget cuts for heritage and arts. They want to know about: what impact recent, and future, spending cuts ...
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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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Argent Centre, courtesy of Keshvala The list of applications for the UK’s new Tentative List of sites for World Heritage status has been published, and includes Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter on the list. Click here for the full 38. John Penrose, Tourism and Heritage ...
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Church in Cheshire, courtesy of the English Heritage website Two recent articles on the Guardian website highlighted a survey of our churches and other places of worship by English Heritage. The survey uncovered an urgent repairs backlog of an estimated £900m, with the current condition of ...
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Can you think of any Victorian or Edwardian buildings in the Birmingham area which may be at risk? The Victorian Society is about to launch its annual appeal to find the nation’s most endangered historic buildings. Endangered can mean there are plans to ...
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Winterbourne House From the 1st May Winterbourne House is now open to the public after being restored to its Edwardian splendour. Winterbourne House and garden is an example of an Edwardian Arts and Crafts property on the University of Birmingham’s Edgbaston Campus, 15 ...
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