Creative Midlands Heritage

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• <b>Milton Keynes</b> - making history for more than 2000 years
• 1960s petrol station in <b>Leicestershire</b> is made a listed building
• Petrol station canopies in Markham Moor and Red Hill listed
• The listed buildings certain to fuel discussion
• <b>Lincolnshire</b> landmarks appear on screen at premiere of short wartime <b>film</b>
• An <b>art</b> and <b>architecture</b> walk through Stowe Parkland, Buckinghamshire
• An <b>art</b> and <b>architecture</b> walk to Croome, <b>Worcestershire</b>
• A literary walk from Packwood House to Baddesley Clinton, <b>Warwickshire</b>
• A literary walk through Belton Park, <b>Lincolnshire</b>
• An <b>art</b> and <b>architecture</b> walk to Kinver Edge, <b>Staffordshire</b>
• Well done to firm for its <b>design</b>
• Peterborough-Northamptonshire Boundary Marker

<b>Milton Keynes</b> - making history for more than 2000 years Posted: 13 May 2012 03:35 AM PDT Milton Keynes is much more than a new city as you'll see in this film celebrating a heritage that goes back centuries. The film also celebrates the launch of the Milton Keynes Collection -- a partnership of museums and heritage organisations aiming to ... See all stories on this topic »

1960s petrol station in <b>Leicestershire</b> is made a listed building Posted: 13 May 2012 03:21 AM PDT But now a 1960s petrol station in Leicestershire has been added to the English Heritage list. Experts said the circular "parasol" canopies over the forecourt of the Esso garage, in Birstall, were once used all over the world. The station on the A6, ... See all stories on this topic »

Petrol station canopies in Markham Moor and Red Hill listed Posted: 13 May 2012 03:20 AM PDT John Minnis, from English Heritage, said the petrol stations in Markham Moor, Nottinghamshire, and Red Hill, Leicestershire, "hark back to a time when driving was still an adventure". He said that Markham Moor, off the A1, was architecturally ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

The listed buildings certain to fuel discussion Posted: 13 May 2012 03:19 AM PDT The second, the Mobil station on the A6 at Red Hill in Leicestershire, is formed of six overlapping parasols. The stations look as if they were transported from The Jetsons, the futuristic 1960s US animation, and recall a sense of promise and style ... See all stories on this topic »

<b>Lincolnshire</b> landmarks appear on screen at premiere of short wartime <b>film</b> Posted: 13 May 2012 03:08 AM PDT By The Winter Sea, some of which was shot on the east coast, is a 15 minute film charting the progress of Ada, a land girl in coastal Lincolnshire during World War Two. Philip Stevens directed the 15-minute film By The Winter Sea about life during the ... See all stories on this topic »

An <b>art</b> and <b>architecture</b> walk through Stowe Parkland, Buckinghamshire Posted: 12 May 2012 11:33 PM PDT The Grecian Valley, thought to be Brown's first ever landscape design, contains the extraordinary Temple of Concord and Victory, as well as the towering Cobham Monument, the tallest structure in the gardens. If you tire of man-made wonders, ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

An <b>art</b> and <b>architecture</b> walk to Croome, <b>Worcestershire</b> Posted: 12 May 2012 11:29 PM PDT It is an excellent example of the Palladian style, based on imitating the 16th-century Italian architect Andrea Palladio, who was himself imitating the architecture of ancient Rome. Keep your eyes peeled for Brown's approach was to draw the visitor's ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

A literary walk from Packwood House to Baddesley Clinton, <b>Warwickshire</b> Posted: 12 May 2012 11:25 PM PDT Why it's special The details of Shakespeare's early life are hazy but we know it was spent in the Arden area of Warwickshire. There are hints of the area's importance to him in the Forest of Arden of As You Like It. Although the forests have largely ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

A literary walk through Belton Park, <b>Lincolnshire</b> Posted: 12 May 2012 11:24 PM PDT Nearby, there's the National Centre for Craft and Design in Sleaford, or the Twinlakes theme park , which has plenty of indoor activities to keep children entertained, including a "dragon zone" and falconry centre. How to get there You can either walk ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

An <b>art</b> and <b>architecture</b> walk to Kinver Edge, <b>Staffordshire</b> Posted: 12 May 2012 11:20 PM PDT Distance 3 miles (4.8km) Classification Easy Duration 1 hour 30 minutes Begins Kingsford Lane car park OS grid reference SO840835 Walk in a nutshell A good trek around the borders of Worcestershire and Staffordshire, taking in landscaped glades and ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Well done to firm for its <b>design</b> Posted: 12 May 2012 11:14 PM PDT THE design firm which has transformed a rundown part of Ledbury into a successful new business district has been praised by the town's mayor. Allen Conway said the fashionable new Design Quarter area would be enjoyed by future generations. See all stories on this topic »

Peterborough-Northamptonshire Boundary Marker Posted: 12 May 2012 07:51 AM PDT Whilst out for a walk the other week through Wothorpe Groves wood (at the entrance by the road) I came across this old boundary marker: Peterboro/Northants County Boundary Marker by Andrew Farren, on Flickr

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