Birmingham Heritage Forum Google Map
We should have linked to this wonderful resource from the Birmingham Heritage Forum a while ago. It is a google map of heritage sites in the city: View Larger Map
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Is Euston Arch going to be rebuilt?
Blognor Regis points us to this interesting piece in the Daily Telegraph about Dan Cruickshank’s campaign to see Euston Arch Rebuilt when Euston Station is redeveloped sometime during or after 2012. The website provides some context: The failure to save the arch ...
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New Neighbours for Curzon Street
Created in Birmingham reports for us Here’s the “outline design” for the new BIAD campus in Eastside, as revealed on Simon Howes’ Eastside blog. Millennium Point is in the foreground and the red blob is Curzon St Station. Simon also has a top ...
read moreThe Ratheram Family of Warwickshire.
I noticed an interesting site linking to some of our material on the Back to Backs. Jacqui from the Ratheram Family have been exploring their history. She has traced her GGGG Grandfather back to Birmingham My ancestors were Labourers, Brass Casters, ...
read moreArchitecture for a better Birmingham
Free 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.
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Are you in the BIG PICTURE?
The BBC, Arts Council, Audiences Central and others has launched a hugely ambitious arts project for the West Midlands – one which you can join. I know from the Birmingham Flickr group how many people are passionate about taking pictures of ...
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Keith Berry’s Photo’s of Old Birmingham
One of Keith Berry This picture of the Jewellery Quarter in 1976 (yes just 30 years ago) is one of hundreds of extraordinary images you can browse online from Keith Berry. He describes the stash of images as: A selection of my ...
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Photos of Birmingham – thousands of them
Image from Kate&Drew If the Birmingham Flickr group is new to you then please click this link and have a browse. More than 500 professional and amateur photographers post their pics of the city on this website, with thousands of images to browse through. ...
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