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The Friday Photo – Bordesley Railway Station

Posted June 7th, 2013 by Tracey Thorne with No Comments

This weeks the Friday Photo is taken at Moor Street End of Bordesley Station which was built on a viaduct and opened in 1855. I found this just by chance whilst walking under the viaduct and then noticed the stairs leading up ...

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The Friday Photo – Sellotape

Posted May 31st, 2013 by Tracey Thorne with 2 Comments

This weeks the Friday photo is a bit different – when we think heritage probably don’t think Sellotape?  I saw this great old sellotape tin when visiting J W Evans a few weeks ago and really loved it. Interesting little timeline about the ...

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The Friday Photo -St Barnabas Church Erdington

Posted May 24th, 2013 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with 3 Comments

  St Barnabas has sat proudly on Erdington High Street, as its focal point, since 1823. Designed by Thomas Rickman, an English architect who was a well-known figure in Gothic Revival architecture. St Barnabas was one of the first Commissioners’ churches built in ...

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The Friday Photo – JFK Mosaic

Posted May 17th, 2013 by Tracey Thorne with No Comments

The recently installed JFK memorial mosaic by artist Oliver Budd is this weeks The Friday Photo, The original mosaic by Kenneth’s father  was installed in 1968 in St Chads Circus this area was demolished in 2006. Some elements of the original mosaic ...

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The Friday Photo: Buttons

Posted May 10th, 2013 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

  The Friday photo by Clare Overton Lewis ( button display at BMAG) I’ve always loved a button! A simple yet decorative way to fasten clothing, so I was thrilled when I visited the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery and saw their display of ...

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The Friday Photo – Birmingham Vaisakhi

Posted May 3rd, 2013 by Tracey Thorne with 1 Comment

I have been planning this for a while last Sunday we broke free form the usual Victorian and Edwardian era often featured here in the Friday photo. This weeks Friday photo was taken from one of my favorite places in Birmingham – ...

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The Friday Photo – Vaughton Gothic Works

Posted April 26th, 2013 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

The Friday Photo- Vaughton Gothic Works by Clare Overton Lewis Found on Livery Street in the Jewellery Quarter, Vaughton Gothic Works is a red brick, Grade II listed building built in 1902. It was a gold and silversmiths that manufactured badges, medals, mayoral ...

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The Friday Photo – G M Smallwood

Posted April 19th, 2013 by Tracey Thorne with 4 Comments

This weeks the Friday Photo some old shop markings on the side of this building in Kings Heath. I love these old shop markings anyone know where there are anymore? GM Smallwood is on the corner of Fairfield Rd  and is advertising tea ...

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The Friday Photo -Green Man

Posted April 12th, 2013 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with 2 Comments

  The Friday Photo- Green Man by Clare Overton Lewis   How many of you have looked at our fine architecture: our churches, cathedrals, pubs, shops, hotels and have spotted a carved face, covered in leaves and other foliage staring back at you? You could ...

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The Friday Photo – The Birmingham Man

Posted April 5th, 2013 by Tracey Thorne with 4 Comments

This week’s The Friday Photo is of the statue of Thomas Attwood (born 1783)  Birmingham’s first MP. The statue is known as The Birmingham Man and is easily mistaken for someone sitting on the steps in the often busy Chamberlain Square. Many ...

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