Hey Bham City Council Glenbrook & West Midlands Combined Authority lets go on a tour of Birmingham's most important cultural street! One that should attract hundreds of thousands of tourists & millions of £'s to our economy... Currently with globally important cultural venues sitting derelict.

A photograph from an unknown periodical showcasing the Kursaal tank joy rides that people could enjoy following the end of the Great War.

'Brighton Front.' (1964) The years 1962-64 were crucial years in Mary Potter's career when she was offered a major retrospective at the Whitechapel Gallery in London, challenging her to create new work of a grander scope and scale but still quiet and unemphatic, never sweet or

For #TilesOnTuesday. Tile mosaic at Bordesley Abbey ruins, #Worcestershire.

Good news! 🎉 The wreck of the Earl of Abergavenny, captained by John Wordsworth, brother of renowned Romantic poet William Wordsworth, has been granted protection! 👏 Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/EarlOfAbergave…

Where are my Some Like It Hot fans? Am putting together lists of archives, collections and trying to track down who bought what from the various #MarilynMonroe auctions for my #wip and would love to make some connections. RTs much appreciated.

Fabulous to be amongst this talented and lovely bunch of @PastPreservers experts.

Good luck to everyone getting their A-Level results today. Wise words- so true! 👇

Amazing scientific findings #Stonehenge #Scotland

Booking is now open for our introductory training course on 21-22 September 2024, based in Sutton Courtenay Abbey, Oxfordshire, and aimed at those new to the study of vernacular buildings. Come along and learn with experts! Further info and booking at vag.org.uk/conferences.htm.

I took this photo at the Halifax Charity Gala nearly sixty years ago, and it still gives me pleasure now. There are so many things going on, so much social history on display, so many eyes looking in so many directions. The face of the little girl, bottom left, makes the picture

From the infancy of photography ~ in the Scottish village of Newhaven. three weather-beaten fishermen, depicted by David Octavius Hill & Robert Adamson as part of their photographic record of working people’s lives (1840s). Looks like a hard life (National Galleries of Scotland)

Housing X Heritage? The former Dominion Cinema in Harrow (1936) pictured yesterday, showing just how it CAN be done: Retained facade beautifully restored, with 82 new flats and an arthouse cinema built behind. Demand more from your developers! 📷 Simon Pollock, IG

So. Much. Information. Lost. If you go out with a detector, you need to know what you should do in various scenarios. The archaeological story we can tell is the wonderful part, but finds without context/or with damaged context have very little story to tell. #Archaeology

This video shows how Ford Madox Brown's drawings contributed to his final painting of The Last of England! (The portrait of Emma Hill has been shrunk to position for this). You can see The Last of England on display in the #VictorianRadicals exhibition Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

The Maharaja Restaurant, Hurst Street, date unknown. Founded in 1971 by Nat Batt, the 'king of kings' served authentic North Delhi cuisine and brought in Madan Lal, a top chef from the region. Famous customers included John Major, Cliff Richard and Wasim Akram. #Birmingham

Cracking thread...Oldest pub in Britain? Take a look 👇 Read the blog, buy the book! …iskeleheritage.triskelepublishing.com/mediaeval-myth… thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/hi… The History Press

We said weeks ago that Birmingham City Council’s financial situation was hurting heritage. They have now withdrawn a restoration grant from Highbury Hall that is on Historic England At Risk Register. birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-…