New Futures for Birmingham`s Historic Buildings

Moseley School of Art is one of of the 10 most endangered Victorian Buildings in England and Wales

Posted October 11th, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with 10 Comments

The BBC reports today that the Former Moseley School of Art is on the Victorian Societies list of the 10 most endangered Victorian buildings in England and Wales. The BBC says: The list of 10 was drawn up using nominations from members of the ...

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Invisible architecture tour

Posted September 22nd, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

We’ve just received this… 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. . He says: ...

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Handsworth Healthy Histories.

Posted August 26th, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

Just a quick post about some interesting work going on in Handsworth. I’m going to quote at some length from a Be Birmingham news release: Local residents took part in a variety of free, family fun activities on Friday 20th August . There was ...

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The surprising Ms Getgood and Grade II listing.

Posted August 25th, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with 2 Comments

98 Moseley Road - Grade II Listed. Click picture for the original image by getgod on flickr. It’s interesting what draws someone’s attention to old buildings. For Nicky Getgood – the local blogger for Digbeth – it was a fire which killed ...

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Garden Day and Craft Fair at Selly Manor, Bournville – Sunday 27th June

Posted June 21st, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

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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Eclipsed: The dark side of the Lunar Society

Posted April 29th, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

A musical production - Eclipsed The Lunar Society which became the main intellectual powerhouse of the Industrial Revolution in England gathered together for lively dinner conversations at Soho House. They were led by Erasmus Darwin, a man who pioneered theories of evolution. Other ...

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Talking Cities: Lecture Two – Learning Cities

Posted April 12th, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

Prof John Worthington, Building Futures Thurs 15 April 6.30pm Birmingham Conservatoire CUDOS and MADE* are proud to present the second in a series of thought provoking lectures, by Prof John Worthington, Co-founder of DEGW, chair of CABE’s Building Futures, Deputy Chair for Regeneration ...

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Open Day at Bell’s Farm tomorrow

Posted March 26th, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

Bells Farm The Speahead trust has sent us this information: Open Day at Tudor Farmhouse 11.00am to 4.00 pm Saturday afternoon 27th March 2010 Bell Farm Community Centre Bells Farm Close, Druids Heath, B14 5QP The open day at  Bells Farm Community Centre on Saturday 27th March 2010 aims ...

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Heritage related things we have found on the web on February 13th.

Posted February 13th, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with 4 Comments

These are our links for February 13th: The Georgian Group: ‘Free February’ on Twitter – The Georgian Group is saying thank you to its followers on Twitter by offering a year’s free membership of the Group to all those who follow it in ...

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Do you have ideas for the best charitable use of Highbury Hall and the trust land?

Posted January 24th, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

Highbury Hall in Birmingham by ringsofsaturnrock on flickr (click on picture for original) The Friends of Highbury Park in Moseley/Kings Heath have highlighted (in their January newsletter), that Highbury Trust is looking for proposal for new charitable uses for the land and buildings ...

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