Has anyone else spent time looking at St Philip’s cathedral and wondered why it has a pig on its weathervane? St Philip’s was built by commission in the early 1700s. The church was consecrated in 1715 but the tower remained unfinished due ...
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The Big Give have organised a super garden party at The Manor, Little Compton in Warwickshire and the Birmingham Conservation Trust is going in force! Please come along and join us for the fun. We certainly have something to celebrate: the party ...
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I am back after two weeks off with this weeks the Friday photo which is of the very lovely and popular Sarehole Mill, on Cole Bank Road, Hall Green. Sarehole Mill was built in 1750 and probably best known for its links ...
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Before and after of Gartnavel Chapel, Glasgow A heritage project to restore a small and rare Arts and Crafts chapel in Glasgow and reuse it as a Cancer Therapy Centre has become a finalist in the National Lottery Awards. This is a fantastic ...
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Sunnah and Oliver at Crescent Theatre Wardrobe Department For anyone who has visited The Coffin Works, you’ll remember the names of Joyce Green and Dr Allen. Miss Green was of course the final managing director and owner of Newman Brothers, after starting work ...
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I love going to the Custard Factory. The lovely old industrial building is a hub for artists and creativity of all kinds and is constantly reinventing itself. I love this piece of street art found on one of the walls of the ...
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In the evening of Friday 28 June, family and friends of Helga Henry had a private tour of the Coffin Works. Helga won the tour because she was one of 64 people who responded to our questionnaire about setting up a Birmingham Conservation ...
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Birmingham Conservation Trust are taking part in the first Big Give Charities Raffle. You can buy tickets on behalf of Birmingham Conservation Trust and be in with a chance of winning one of the many fantastic prizes on offer. Each ticket costs just £1 ...
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A beautiful example of our Victorian architecture, the eye hospital, situated on The corner of Edmund St and Church St was built in 1883. It was built when the hospital, founded in 1823 and first located on Cannon Street, was no longer ...
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This weeks the Friday photo is taken down on the Digbeth Branch Canal just off Bordesley Street. Great walk all round this area to look at some of the old buildings from a once busy industrial area.
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