Creative Midlands Heritage

Creative Midlands Heritage


Lost Buildings of Birmingham

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 02:17 AM PST

Birmingham Conservation Trust reviews the book Lost Buildings of Birmingham

"For people like me, who have only known Birmingham for 20 years, this book by Roy Thornton is a revelation. It is astonishing to see such a vast collection of rich Victorian buildings, many of which survived the [Second World] War, only to be swept away by a Council and developers who didn't appreciate the qualities of the streets and buildings of the 19th Century. Had even half these buildings survived to the present day, Birmingham would now be one of the country's finest cities…"


Above: Creative Commons photo of the BIAD School of Art, Birmingham, by jo-h.

Lichfield Cathedral War Memorials, Staffordshire

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 06:26 AM PST

This window is dedicated to the Staffordshire Yeomanry who fought in the South African War 1901-2 and is part of Lichfield Cathedral, Staffordshire

To the glory of God. In memory of the Staffordshire Yeoman and Volunteers who fell in the South Africa 1901-2


Left panel
Centre panel

Right panel

Boer War Memorial to the men of the 3rd South Staffordshire Regiment

The fallen of the 3rd South Staffordshire Regiment

Boer War Memorial dedicated to the men of the 4th North Staffordshire Regiment

The Boer War fallen of the 4th North Staffordshire Regiment

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