New Futures for Birmingham`s Historic Buildings

Not So Elementary…………

Posted March 31st, 2012 by Leigh Walker with No Comments

It is not only in Birmingham that the fight to save old and important buildings goes on.
See here – UNDERSHAW and spare a minute to think of how important Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is to our literary past.  Would it then make ...

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Recycling on a Grand Scale

Posted March 22nd, 2012 by Leigh Walker with No Comments

Is it possible to recycle a building?
I guess the answer is yes and in Birmingham we have many examples.  A visit to the Birmingham Back-to-Backs will prove that not only can buildings be saved for the future, they can also be turned ...

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Buildings At Risk – Coming to a Street Near You

Posted February 3rd, 2012 by Leigh Walker with No Comments

It’s amazing to discover how many people are passionate about their local history and built heritage.  Why is it that some of us are so bothered about old buildings when others would say that they are just bricks and mortar?  Is it ...

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My Favourite Birmingham Heritage/History Websites

Posted January 18th, 2012 by BCT with No Comments

If like me you sometimes sit at work/home/on the train, etc, etc with nothing much to do then you may be interested in the websites below.  All of them have a link into either heritage, history and/or Birmingham and all are very ...

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Lost Buildings of Birmingham – a review

Posted December 8th, 2011 by Les Sparks with No Comments

Lost Buildings of Birmingham - link to Amazon
For people like me, who have only known Birmingham for 20 years, this book by Roy Thornton is a revelation.  It is astonishing to see such a vast collection of  rich Victorian buildings, many of ...

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