We’ve been members of Heritage Link for some time, appreciating how they are able to act on behalf of a wide range of heritage organisations. This week they launched the Heritage Manifesto. You can download it as a pdf here, but I ...
read moreThe West Midlands Regional Observatory reports: Research launched by English Heritage has found a significant link between an adult’s ‘sense of place’ and the concentration of historic environment assets within their area. Sense of Place and Social Capital and the Historic Built Environment (pdf, ...
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Do you live in a conservation which you think is at risk? Have you had experience of regulations protecting conservation areas being eroded? English Heritage is approaching every local authority in the country for a first national survey of Conservation Areas as a ...
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Big City Plan Patches of Birmingham Birmingham Central blog has put up a very useful summary of the proposals for the Big City Plan. Interestingly it looks at the different areas of the city centre an outlines how each might be treated. This ...
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Volunteers, staff and contractors worked together on the huge and detailed job of cataloguing the contents of Newman Bros Every year Engish Heritage publishes a regional and national survey of the state of our heritage and today Heritage Counts 2008 (link to a ...
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The Old Crown - image courtesy of Steve Cadman You have until the 14th of November to get your thoughts in the conservation area for Digbeth, Deritend and Bordesley High Streets. Birmingham City Council writes: Digbeth/Deritend Conservation Area was designated in May 2000. It lies ...
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A surprising piece by Paul Dale on the Birmingham Post blog (link here) about how the council views the possibility of the current Central Library (above) being listed. It seems Clive Dutton the director of regeneration would demolish it regardless of ...
read moreFree entry and drinks to a series of debates/talks about architects and how they might make Birmingham a better place. For more see the Birmingham Architectural Association. Hat tip to Rob.
read moreThe Minister for the West Midlands, Liam Byrne has summarised the plan, as it currently stands, for Eastside. (Download his short briefing here). It appears that the old Parcel Force site next to the Grade 1 Curzon Street Station is to be ...
read moreThe campaign to see VAT refunded for work on Listed buildings owned by charities is gathering pace. The Princes Regeneration Trust has just published a report by the New Economics Foundation proposing VAT relief for work on listed buildings owned by charities ...
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