New Futures for Birmingham`s Historic Buildings

Friday Photo- Digbeth Police Station

Posted January 2nd, 2016 by Anne-Marie Hayes with No Comments

Happy New Year to everybody! For the first Friday Photo of the year, I chose a building in the city that is probably often overlooked. Also, my camera broke last week, so you’re going to have to settle for a good old ...

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The Friday Photo: The Old Crown

Posted March 28th, 2014 by Tracey Thorne with 2 Comments

Last year the Friday photo of St Patrick’s Day featured a view from Digbeth High street looking up towards Bordesley High Street and showed The Old Crown Pub in the background.  This years St Patrick’s Day themed Friday photo features a closer ...

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The Friday Photo – Digbeth Branch Canal

Posted June 21st, 2013 by Tracey Thorne with No Comments

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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The Friday Photo – JFK Mosaic

Posted May 17th, 2013 by Tracey Thorne with No Comments

The recently installed JFK memorial mosaic by artist Oliver Budd is this weeks The Friday Photo, The original mosaic by Kenneth’s father  was installed in 1968 in St Chads Circus this area was demolished in 2006. Some elements of the original mosaic ...

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The Friday Photo

Posted March 22nd, 2013 by Tracey Thorne with 2 Comments

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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The Friday Photo

Posted February 8th, 2013 by Tracey Thorne with 1 Comment

Henry Shaw & Sons Photo By Tracey Thorne This week’s the Friday Photo is back in Digbeth. It features one of the entrances to The Park Works building which was part of Henry Shaw & Sons  family run business. The business was founded ...

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The Friday Photo

Posted December 7th, 2012 by Tracey Thorne with 1 Comment

This weeks Friday photo was taken in the East side of Birmingham city centre and features an old derelict factory – Belmont Row Works (1899). It makes a striking contrast to the landscape as much of the surrounding area  is being regenerated ...

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Pub Heritage

Posted July 24th, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with 1 Comment

The ‘pub’ is one of Britain’s great institutions; it was largely a Victorian creation but since the 1960’s it has been subject to rapid and often insensitive change. Campaign For Real Ale (CAMRA) have estimated that 39 pubs are closing each week; ...

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East Stride – Industrial heritage walks in Digbeth area this week.

Posted March 24th, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

Old Digbeth workshops. Click picture to see orginal by Andy Howell As part of Flatpack Festival and the launch of We Are Eastside, local historian Ben Waddington will be conducting walking tours of Eastside. Explore hidden gems, learn more of its industrial ...

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Consultation on the Digbeth/Deritend Conservation Area – Mediaeval Birmingham

Posted October 7th, 2008 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

The Old Crown - image courtesy of Steve Cadman You have until the 14th of November to get your thoughts in the conservation area for Digbeth, Deritend and Bordesley High Streets.  Birmingham City Council writes: Digbeth/Deritend Conservation Area was designated in May 2000. It lies ...

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