Manor House, West Bromwich. Image courtesy of Sandwell Council website The Manor House, a medieval building in West Bromwich, has been closed to the public for years and is only open for designated events and open days – including this Sunday and Monday ...
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A musical production - Eclipsed The Lunar Society which became the main intellectual powerhouse of the Industrial Revolution in England gathered together for lively dinner conversations at Soho House. They were led by Erasmus Darwin, a man who pioneered theories of evolution. Other ...
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The University of Birmingham want to celebrate their influential achievements: scientific discoveries, artistic creations and significant inventions throughout the history of the university. To do this, they are implementing a Blue Plaque Trail throughout campus to highlight special achievements of notable individuals, along ...
read moreWonderful pictures from the 4am project’s early morning trip to the BM&G Collections store in support of the Birmingham UK City of Culture bid for 2013. You can visit yourself on May 3rd 2010.
read moreThese are our links for April 25th through April 27th: Hartlebury Castle Trust – The Trust has been formed with the express intention of preserving this wonderful building and its surroundings which has been left to this generation by ...
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Last year’s Heritage Open Days 2009 were an exciting event, with Birmingham Conservation Trust seeing a resulting flurry of activity in support of the Newman Brothers Coffin works. In no time at all, it’s nearly Heritage Open Days 2010! The event will take ...
read moreThese are our links for April 19th through April 25th: 1940 Britain's Finest Hour – 1940 was Britain’s first full year of war. It was not only the year that the country’s very existence was threatened, it was also – as Churchill ...
read moreThis is a video of Birmingham’s poet laureate visiting tea takers at Blakesley Hall – the 16th century home of Birmingham merchant Richard Smalbroke. Their family legacy lives on in this Tudor half-timber wattle and daub farmhouse and in the concrete glory ...
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Public Sculpture Trails Birmingham’s historical features that contribute to the city’s quality and character are most obvious in its built heritage. However, aspects of Birmingham’s heritage are represented through the associations with historical people and events, literature and with art. Birmingham is rich ...
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Click for more info Homes fit for Heroes is a remarkable collection of wartime photographs of domestic life in Birmingham. Bill Brandt was commissioned by the Bournville Village Trust to record life in the cramped and often squalid Back to Backs in which ...
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