click the image to go to the list English Heritage has launched the National Heritage List for England, describing it as a new online database of the country’s 400,000 listed buildings, registered parks, gardens and battlefields, protected shipwrecks and scheduled monuments. ...
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Wet sieving for the Staffordshire Hoard - by professional archaologists image thanks to portableantiquities on flickr. This in from the Heritage Alliance’s wonderful information service: The Day of Archaeology 2011 is an online project that aims to document what archaeologists all over the world ...
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Heritage Open Days in Birmingham click for original podnosh flickr image We’ve just received this form the Heritage Alliance: New future for HODs with The Heritage Alliance, Civic Voice and the National Trust We are delighted to announce that The Heritage Alliance ...
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Stop The Clocks Putting the hearse into rehearsals – a team of Birmingham University drama students and their directors – are beginning an exciting venture at the Coffin Fittings Works. Birmingham Conservation Trust welcomes Tin Box theatre company who have been busily devising their ...
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Join the Birmingham Ghost Walk - dare to be scared! Uncover the ghosts of years gone by joining one of the Birmingham Ghost Walk s – now extended to include the Coffin Fittings Works on Fleet Street.We can’t promise you’ll see any ghosts, but you will ...
read moreEnglish Heritage has launched a project to find out how much of the country’s industrial heritage is at risk of neglect, decay or even demolition, and to raise the debate about what needs saving and how. In October this year it will ...
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Staffordshire Hoard Gold dagger hilt - image from Portable Antiquities on flickr. We’ve taken this from the Birmingham News Room site: A new tour offering a behind the scenes look at the Staffordshire Hoard conservation work at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery ...
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Key Hill Cemetery by Nicobinus on flickr – click image for original We’ve received this from the Friends of Key Hill Cemetery: A cash windfall will help reverse the devastation caused to an historic Birmingham landmark by “health and safety madness”. The Friends of Key Hill ...
read moreWe’ve just received this e-mail which gives you a chance to say how we should spend EXTRA money available through the Heritage Lottery Fund… We are delighted to announce the launch of our public consultation on the future of Lottery funding for heritage ...
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Pillars of the Community: The transfer of local authority heritage assets The Government is encouraging community-based organisations and volunteers to play an increasing role in improving local areas. one aspect is the transfer of property assets from local authorities to community-based organisations. Many ...
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