J.R.R Tolkien is best known as the author of The Hobbit and its sequel The Lord of the Rings. It is believed that areas in Birmingham may have provided the inspiration for some of the settings in these works. Tolkien’s parents were both ...
read moreGolden Square fly-through from Andy Hartwell on Vimeo. ‘The Golden Square’ is one of the first projects in the Big City Plan which aims to transform the city centre in the coming years. The new public square will be located in the Jewellery ...
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Selly Manor, photograph courtesy of the Bournville Village Trust website Historic Selly Manor in Bournville really is the most glorious place to spend a sunny afternoon. Or a rainy afternoon come to think of it. I think I’m probably a little biased, as I ...
read moreThese are our links for June 16th through June 19th: wg/archaeology – Open Knowledge Foundation Wiki – Working Group on Open Data in Archaeology Open Knowledge Foundation Blog » Blog Archive » Dig the new breed, Part II – open archaeology and ethics ...
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Ham House (image from the National Trust website) For those of you who (like myself) love the peace and quiet of a historic building or garden, but sometimes begrudge having to share this tranquility with other visitors, the National Trust recently released an ...
read moreAn English Heritage guidance document ‘Understanding Place: Historic Area Assessments – Principles and Practice was published this month which provides a method of understanding the heritage of an area. All places have a story and identity. Historic cities, towns and villages have ...
read moreCeramic tiles cover walls and floors, roofs and pavements, furniture and stoves, and can be seen in churches, mosques, pubs, shops, hospitals and homes in Birmingham. They are often combined with other forms of ceramics such as terracotta, faience and mosaic. Some examples ...
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Ghost Art – click to see more …Sorry to disappoint those of you who were expecting a blog featuring supernatural art! This post is actually following on from my recent ‘ghost signs‘ post. ‘Ghost sign’ is the term given to the old, faded advertisements often found on ...
read moreThe British Library has invited the BCT website to participate in their web archiving programme. Its purpose is to collect, preserve and give permanent access to key UK websites for future generations. Selected websites are considered to be of long term research ...
read moreThese are our links for June 3rd through June 9th: Another landmark in the Staffordshire Hoard campaign | birminghamnewsroom.com – The campaign to permanently display the Staffordshire Hoard in the Midlands has passed another major milestone.<br /> <br /> Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery ...
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