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Rice’s Architectural Primer by Matthew Rice – a review.

Architecture for Beginners!
For someone who is fascinated by historic buildings, I know very little of the many architectural eras and correct terminology! There are plenty of guides to historic architecture out there, such as the Pevsner guides, and whilst I recognise the brilliance of such guides, I was looking for something a little gentler to [...]

Pevsner Architectural Guides, Birmingham by Andy Foster – a review.

If you are interested in the Buildings of Birmingham then the Pevsner Architectural Guide to Birmingham by Andy Foster is THE book you need.
I’ve already bought two – one to give to a friend.  I sometimes wish I’d bought a third: one for friend, one for the house and one for the glove compartment of [...]

Birmingham’s Retort House to become a base for homeless people.

There is a good news about one of Birmingham’s few surviving buildings from the early days of the gas supply industry, work pioneered by Boulton, Watt and their associates.