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Handsworth Heritage Trail

Posted April 22nd, 2011 by BCT with No Comments

The Handsworth Heritage Trail was introduced last month and showcases the historic buildings across Handsworth and provides an ideal opportunity to promote Handsworth to local people as well as attracting new visitors to the area.
The heritage trail emerged when Tracey Thorne (Handsworth ...

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Public Parks in Birmingham

Posted October 19th, 2010 by BCT with No Comments

Public parks emerged in the 1830’s to improve the health of the working classes living in the over-crowded conditions of the rapidly growing industrial towns.  It was hoped that parks would reduce disease, crime, and social unrest, as well as providing “green lungs” ...

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Some links for June 3rd through to June 9th

Posted June 9th, 2010 by BCT with No Comments

These 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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Birmingham Council Boundaries from 1838 to 1931

Posted April 2nd, 2010 by BCT with 1 Comment

Birmingham Council Boundary Changes 1838 to 1931
Sometimes you spot some things that are surprisingly mundane and interesting.  This map charting the growth of Birmingham’s local authority to 1938 fits into that category and comes from the website www.british-history.ac.uk and the 1964 book ...

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Some links for March 20th through to March 21st

Posted March 21st, 2010 by BCT 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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