Creative Midlands Heritage

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• A historic walk over Edge Hill ley line, <b>Warwickshire</b>
• A walk with views over Manifold Valley, <b>Staffordshire</b>
• A family sculpture trail at Sherborne, <b>Gloucestershire</b>
• Cash boost for county museums
• Iconic hotel plan for <b>Birmingham</b> City Centre
• Historic Cardiff pub to move to St Fagans National History Museum
• Ty r Bobin has also been featured in Building Design magazine. ...
• First glimpse of how Shrewsbury's Flax Mill could look
• Leys skatepark plans are rolling ahead
• Nominate North East <b>Lincolnshire's</b> best buildings and open spaces for Civic Awards
• Revamped market hall re-opens
• Trnitiy Square re-<b>design</b> is a golden opportunity
• RAF Waddington
• A historic walk through Canons Ashby, <b>Northamptonshire</b>
• Much more to 'new city' than you think

A historic walk over Edge Hill ley line, <b>Warwickshire</b> Posted: 17 May 2012 03:51 AM PDT Don't miss the opulent red and silver art deco bathroom, or the stunning art collection, including works by El Greco, Stubbs and Bosch. There are even dress-up and play sessions for kids (nationaltrust.org.uk/upton-house). See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

A walk with views over Manifold Valley, <b>Staffordshire</b> Posted: 17 May 2012 03:49 AM PDT If it's tipping down Most of the local attractions are outdoors, so make your way to Stoke-on-Trent where you'll find the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery . The gallery has a first-rate collection of ceramics, but it also houses the Staffordshire Hoard ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

A family sculpture trail at Sherborne, <b>Gloucestershire</b> Posted: 17 May 2012 03:48 AM PDT An eccentric, but not inexpensive, choice would be the World of Mechanical Music in Northleach, which houses a large collection of restored antique music boxes and automata. How to get there The Swanbrook bus number 853 goes from Gloucester station, ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Cash boost for county museums Posted: 17 May 2012 03:21 AM PDT Arts Council England has announced that Leicestershire County Council is one of the nine successful applicants to the national Museum Development Fund. The East Midlands Museum Development Service, led by Leicestershire County Council, will deliver ... See all stories on this topic »

Iconic hotel plan for <b>Birmingham</b> City Centre Posted: 17 May 2012 03:16 AM PDT by Neil Elkes, Birmingham Mail PART of a long-derelict city centre site could soon be home to an eye-catching 18-storey hotel if plans are approved. The Arena Central site, the former home of the ATV studios off Broad Street has been earmarked for ... See all stories on this topic »

Historic Cardiff pub to move to St Fagans National History Museum Posted: 04 May 2012 06:17 AM PDT A historic Cardiff pub, the Vulcan Hotel, has served its last pint and is set to be dismantled and moved, brick by brick, to St Fagans National History Museum. The Vulcan Hotel opened in 1853 Brewers SA Brain said it was no longer commercially viable for either Brains or licensees Gwyn and Sandra Lewis to keep the pub open. The exterior of the two-storey Vulcan Hotel, which first opened in 1853, has remained virtually unchanged. The pub became a "cause célèbre" with supporters such as James Dean Bradfield of Manic Street Preachers and Hollywood actor Rhys Ifans supporting the petitions to keep the pub open. It was also the location where Welsh band Future of the Left recorded their video The Hope That House Built. Speaking about the closure and move to St Fagans, Scott Waddington, chief executive at Brains said: "It is with regret that we confirm that the Vulcan pub has closed as of today. As we have previously stated, and despite attempts to attract more customers, the pub is no longer commercially viable for either Brains or the tenant who operated the pub. "The Vulcan is an important part of our history, which is why we have been working with its owner, Marcol, and the National History Museum, to relocate the building to St Fagans and preserve the history of the pub for the future." The property's owners Marcol Asset Management Limited have agreed to donate the building, which is rich in original features, to St Fagans National History Museum. Mark Richards, deputy director general of Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales said: "The Vulcan hotel will be a welcome addition to the collection of historical buildings at St Fagans. We are grateful to Marcol for donating the building and giving us the opportunity to save and preserve this important part of Cardiff's heritage for the nation and to tell some of the area's rich history." The pub retains many of its original features However, there is no firm date as to when the work on rebuilding the Vulcan will begin. Due to current commitments, work is not expected to start for several years. In the meantime, museum curators will work on an interpretation strategy to decide on how and which period to display the building. An appeal will be made for photographs, objects and stories relating to the Vulcan and its history.

Ty r Bobin has also been featured in Building Design magazine. ... Posted: 15 May 2012 06:58 AM PDT Ty r Bobin has also been featured in Building Design magazine. We are extremely delighted that Architects Journal (AJ), Building Design(BD) & Habitables have given us this coverage! Thankyou all.

First glimpse of how Shrewsbury's Flax Mill could look Posted: 17 May 2012 01:37 AM PDT Campaigners hope to see businesses, arts groups, bars, restaurants and eventually homes created at the site. It would be a huge boost to the Ditherington area of the town and a tourist attraction in its own right. The artists' impressions show that as ... See all stories on this topic » shropshirestar.com

Leys skatepark plans are rolling ahead Posted: 17 May 2012 01:37 AM PDT A SITE on Oxford's biggest estate is being investigated ahead of imminent work on a new skate park. Blackbird and Greater Leys have been without any skating facilities since 2009, when a park in Cuddesdon Way was demolished to make way for a nursery. See all stories on this topic »

Nominate North East <b>Lincolnshire's</b> best buildings and open spaces for Civic Awards Posted: 17 May 2012 12:50 AM PDT Then why not help us to honour North East Lincolnshire's best buildings and open spaces – and encourage more imaginative developments in the future – by nominating your favourites for a special award. Civic awards: Ernie Brown, chairman of Grimsby, ... See all stories on this topic »

Revamped market hall re-opens Posted: 17 May 2012 12:48 AM PDT Improvements have been funded by both the Oswestry Town Council and Shropshire Council after the Market Hall won a nationwide Times newspaper competition to receive a new makeover design from Sir Terence Conran. Earl of Powis, John George Herbert, ... See all stories on this topic »

Trnitiy Square re-<b>design</b> is a golden opportunity Posted: 17 May 2012 12:40 AM PDT Councillors were never particularly enamoured with the new building which replaced Trinity Square Car Park, even at design stage. The quality of the building itself is poor because the local authority acquiesced in Westfield's request not to allow in ... See all stories on this topic »

RAF Waddington Posted: 16 May 2012 11:07 AM PDT This will be quite a mixed bag. There are an abundance of websites with history of Waddo, wikipedia as good a place to start as any: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Waddington The airbase has a Heritage Centre which is open to the public by prior arrangement (as it's on the airbase): http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafwaddington/...tagecentre.cfm The Heritage Centre has a superb collection of photos and memorobelia relating the story of the stations history. A major part relates to artefacts recoved from the crash site of Lancaster PD259 (Lancaster PD259 Project Award - Aviation) One of the propellors is used in the memorial garden The WWII watch office is now condemmed and likely to be demolished. Current control tower (left) Modern pillboxes are dotted all around Famous Waddington resident (she's decaying unfortunately) There are a few other airframes of types previously operated by the based squadrons VIII Squadron memorial (the phantom relates to 23 Sqn not 8 Sqn, who have a hunter almost ready for gate duty) More modern residents

A historic walk through Canons Ashby, <b>Northamptonshire</b> Posted: 16 May 2012 04:15 AM PDT Why it's special Northamptonshire is a woefully under visited county containing many very pleasant surprises, of which Canons Ashby is just one. Built near the site of a 13th-century priory, the Elizabethan manor house delights in its tranquil setting. See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Much more to 'new city' than you think Posted: 16 May 2012 04:11 AM PDT THE city's best historical gems are currently featuring in a specially-commissioned film which will challenge the idea that Milton Keynes is only a 'new city'. Creators of 'The Making of Milton Keynes' – which premiered this month – hope it will ... See all stories on this topic » Milton Keynes Citizen

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