Last Friday all the remaining contents of The Coffin Works were packed up and shipped out as we get ready for the start of restoration work. We were joined by eight employees from Ernst & Young in Birmingham who took advantage of their ...
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Great day at Stirchley Library and outside the baths today; collecting hands, community support and ideas about how we present ‘the heritage of the baths’ to people. Amazing turnout! We estimate we engaged with over 200 people – and a huge thanks ...
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This week’s The Friday Photo is of the statue of Thomas Attwood (born 1783) Birmingham’s first MP. The statue is known as The Birmingham Man and is easily mistaken for someone sitting on the steps in the often busy Chamberlain Square. Many ...
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Just looking through this latest Birmingham Heritage Forum marketing leaflet reminds me of the richness and exciting heritage we have to offer in the city. Download a leaflet at will, or pick up a copy from any of the featured venues in the leaflet, ...
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Curzon Street Station by Clare Overton Lewis I’ve decided that my first Friday Photo should be of Curzon Street Station, situated on the Eastside. Built in the early 19th Century, the entrance building that still exists is Roman-inspired and looks very classical with its ...
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Hi, my name is Clare Overton Lewis, by day I’m a biomedical scientist but in my free time I love taking photographs. My main interests are architectural details but I also love black and white photography and abstract photography. I’m looking forward to ...
read moreUnfortunately we have had to cancel the Sunday tours and well as Saturday. It is still snowing in the Jewellery Quarter, conditions are freezing and BBC WM says that conditions on the roads are worse than yesterday. The advice is again not to ...
read moreUnfortunately we have had to cancel all the tours of the Coffin Works today, Saturday 23rd March due to the snow. Too many people, including volunteers giving the tours, couldn’t make it and the advice on the radio said roads could be ...
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This week’s Friday photo is a bit different; not about buildings and more about our cultural heritage in Birmingham. The photography is a view of a family enjoying last Sunday’s St Patrick’s Day in Digbeth. The annual festival was started in 1996. ...
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We will capture on film some of the stories of what it was like to work in the Shroud Room This week the Trust welcomed the first members of the team who will be making the Coffin Works come to life as a ...
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