New Futures for Birmingham`s Historic Buildings

War Horse Gallops In for Festival of History 2011

Posted June 27th, 2011 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

WW1 trench will be re-created at The Festival of History English Heritage’s Festival of History returns to Kelmarsh Hall, Northamptonshire on Saturday 16 & Sunday 17 July for a blockbuster weekend of clashing swords, epic battles and have-a-go fun for all the family. ...

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Blast! – Curzon Street Station.

Posted December 15th, 2008 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with 1 Comment

In September 2007 an extraordinary work of art was played out on empty land overlooked by the Grade 1, Curzon Street Station.  It echoed the history of the place through a monstrous steam powered organ.  Watch this video for a fraction of ...

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What can we expect from the Baskerville project?

Posted October 13th, 2008 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with 1 Comment

Industry and Genius scuplture using Baskerville font, picture from Tim Ellis So what is the Baskerville Project I found myself asking (not alone) since I stumbled across the beginnings of an animation from Smile (see through this link).  A quick search and the ...

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Old film of Back to Backs in Birmingham

Posted October 12th, 2008 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

There are few things more seductive than old film. Jon Bounds has been rootling through the online footage at  MACE — that’s the Media Archive for Central England. There is a 1956 colour film about living in Back to Backs which I’ve ...

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