New Futures for Birmingham`s Historic Buildings

Birmingham’s heritage should be at the centre of 2013 City of Culture bid

Posted March 25th, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with 1 Comment

Click above to find out more about Birmingham's bid for City of Culture In an extract from an article in today’s Birmingham Post, Chris Hargreaves, Birmingham City Council’s head of conservation (who after almost 40 years in city planning, is retiring this month) says ...

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Exciting news from Bells Farm, Druids Heath, Birmingham

Posted March 25th, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with 102 Comments

Bells Farm in 1969 - photo by Phyllis Nicklin from the Birmingham University Archive Dave Thomas, one of our volunteers has sent us this update which I thought we would share with you: I’m really interested in old buildings and the work that Birmingham ...

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Heritage related things we have found on the web between March 22nd and March 22nd

Posted March 23rd, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

These are our history related links for March 22nd from 22:55 to 23:22: Some will be about Birmingham heritage others wont: Flatpack Festival 2010 – Event – More films about buildings – You can't beat a bit of windswept decay and ...

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Some links for March 20th through to March 21st

Posted March 21st, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

These are our links for March 20th through March 21st: Birmingham Mail – News – Birmingham News – Harborne and Kings Heath cinemas worth protecting say conservationists – "TWO ‘beautiful’ Art Deco former cinemas could be granted protection from demolition after winning ...

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Some links for March 11th through to March 20th

Posted March 20th, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

These are our links for March 11th through March 20th: Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, West Midlands – Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery – Aston Hall, Blakesley Hall, Sarehole Mill and Soho House open their doors again from 2nd April 2010. The ...

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Some links for March 4th through to March 9th

Posted March 9th, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

These are our links for March 4th through March 9th: People’s history vitally restored | Kevin Morgan | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk – The Guardian reports on the revival of the Manchester People’s Museum: “Even the National Trust, which sometimes appears ...

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Links for February 21st through to March 2nd

Posted March 2nd, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

These are our links for February 21st through March 2nd: MADE – Talking cities lecture series – “MADE’s thought provoking lecture series, supported by Cudos and Birmingham Architectural Association, kicks off on 11th March with a talk by Irena Bauman, Bauman Lyons ...

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Some links for February 16th through to February 18th

Posted February 19th, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

These are our links for February 16th through February 18th: BBC News – National Trust may launch campaign to buy Abbey Road – The National Trust has confirmed that it may launch a campaign to buy the threatened Abbey Road Studios.The charity ...

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Some links for February 14th through to February 16th

Posted February 16th, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

These are our links for February 14th through February 16th: National Trust | 2010 & beyond – “This strategy means nothing less than a cultural revolution for the Trust. It demands a new mindset and a new way of working.” The Cadbury legacy ...

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Heritage related things we have found on the web on February 13th.

Posted February 13th, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with 4 Comments

These are our links for February 13th: The Georgian Group: ‘Free February’ on Twitter – The Georgian Group is saying thank you to its followers on Twitter by offering a year’s free membership of the Group to all those who follow it in ...

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