Come and visit us on Saturday September 11th and see inside the Coffin Fittings Works. We will be delighted to show you round, explain the processes of manufacture and tell you some of the stories of Newman Brothers. When we last opened, we had some amazing feedback from our visitors, so do [...]
Next Thursday, September 2nd – is the deadline for submissions to the Parliamentary Culture, Media and Sport Committee’s inquiry into the potential impact of budget cuts for heritage and arts. They want to know about: what impact recent, and future, spending cuts from central and local government will have on [...]
Just a quick post about some interesting work going on in Handsworth. I’m going to quote at some length from a Be Birmingham news release: Local residents took part in a variety of free, family fun activities on Friday 20th August . There was a health zone with information on [...]
It’s interesting what draws someone’s attention to old buildings. For Nicky Getgood – the local blogger for Digbeth – it was a fire which killed 2 people: When I posted West Midlands Police’s statement about the recent fire in a property on Moseley Road, in which two people sadly died, [...]
Heritage Open Days (HODs) are an annual chance to celebrate the eclectic heritage of England. All around the country, properties that are usually closed to the public or charge admission open their doors to everyone – for free! Properties can range from factories to synagogues, castles to stately homes and everything in between, [...]
We were contacted by Hans Piena, a Conservator at the National Dutch Open Air Museum. He has a crate of large stamped brass ornaments, some of them a foot long and up to 4 inches wide. His research led him to us to ask us if they were coffin fittings. [...]
Archaeologists working in the area surrounding Stonehenge in Wiltshire have found a sister site half a mile from the famous prehistoric stone monument.
A team from the University of Birmingham, as well as archaeologists from around the world, was involved in the discovery. An article on the Guardian website describes the second henge as ‘the most [...]
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; a loss of any heritage asset will lead to a desire to preserve [...]
Festival of History 2010
Prepare for the ultimate historical adventure as the Festival of History thunders back for 2010. Experience over 2000 years of history and watch as over 1,000 re-enactors march out of history and into the heart of England. Hear the thud of Roman soldiers as they march in unison, the thunder of charging [...]
The list of applications for the UK’s new Tentative List of sites for World Heritage status has been published, and includes Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter on the list.
Click here for the full 38.
John Penrose, Tourism and Heritage Minister, said:
“We wanted a strong and varied list to eventually put to UNESCO and I’m delighted [...]
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