The Grammar School On The Green

Posted March 1st, 2014 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

I visited St Nicholas a month or so ago with my good friend Pat. She had invited me and my friends Tanya and Rob on a tour of the Grammar School and Tudor house on the Green, Kings Norton. Pat is a volunteer ...

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The Friday Photo – St Mary’s Church Handsworth

Posted February 28th, 2014 by Tracey Thorne with No Comments

The Friday photo this week is of the splendid St Marys C of E Church which is on Hamstead Rd in Handsworth. The sun was shining on it so there was some interesting shadows giving it a spooky feel. Parts of ...

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Join a photowalk through Birmingham’s historic Eastside!

Posted February 24th, 2014 by Suzanne Carter with No Comments

Our Friday Photo volunteer Tracey led a very enjoyable photo walk through Birmingham’s Eastside for our Supporters Group in November. She’s back with more opportunities to explore this part of our great city! Please see details below. Come along to join us for ...

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The Friday Photo: St Paul’s Church (in the snow)

Posted February 21st, 2014 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

As it is winter I wanted to post a snowy picture. I took this one last winter. St Paul’s Church is located in St Paul’s Square, which I believe is the only Georgian architecture that remains in Birmingham. The church itself is ...

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The Friday Photo – The Floozie in the Jacuzzi

Posted February 14th, 2014 by Tracey Thorne with No Comments

This weeks the Friday photo is of The River more affectionately known as the Floozie in the Jacuzzi. She sits in all her splendor in the upper pool of the fountain in Victoria Square and she weighs a cracking 1.75 tonnes. The ...

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A wander through Highgate

Posted February 12th, 2014 by Joe Turner with No Comments

For reasons too dull to recount here, a couple of Saturdays ago, I took quite a long walk to St Andrews through Highgate. Although I know surrounding areas pretty well, and I often see the imposing tower of St Alban’s Church popping ...

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‘Hard hat’ tours for schools of live building restoration project..spread the word!!

Posted February 11th, 2014 by Suzanne Carter with No Comments

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The Friday Photo: Warstone Lane Cemetery

Posted February 7th, 2014 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

Warstone Lane Cemetery in the Jewellery Quarter is a fascinating place. Dating from 1847 when the chapel was built (no longer exists), the first burial there was in 1848. John Baskerville, who died in 1775, was eventually buried there (his third burial!!) ...

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Arts & Crafts Architecture in Birmingham II: AS Dixon & the Birmingham Guild of Handicraft

Posted February 4th, 2014 by Joe Turner with 15 Comments

The Birmingham Guild of Handicraft was an Arts and Crafts organisation established in 1890 by local admirers of John Ruskin and William Morris. The Guild’s motto was ‘By Hammer and Hand’, and it produced high quality hand made pieces of metalware and ...

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The Friday Photo – J. W. Evans Silver Factory

Posted January 31st, 2014 by Tracey Thorne with No Comments

This weeks the Friday Photo is of a room left exactly as it was in 2008 in the J. W. Silver Factory. The factory was established in 1881 and English Heritage stepped into rescue it in 2008 – dust and all. Now ...

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