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Birmingham: The Old Crown In Digbeth Photos (Part 2)

On Monday the 11th of September, 2023, I visited the Old Crown in High Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, for the first time in my life, as part of Birmingham Heritage Week.

Being a Brummie, born and bred, I have passed this pub a lot of times, especially as I got older and I always wondered what it would be like inside. Although as an adult I could have popped in at any time I never got around to it until now. I am pleased I saw, as part of Heritage Week, that this Medieval pub was presenting an exhibition on the 655-year history of Birmingham’s oldest pub. It included never-before-seen photos and illustrations of the Grade-II* listed venue, as well as giving away a booklet by Carl Chinn.

I couldn’t really look around and appreciate how historic it is as much as I would have liked and take better shots inside of the old features because it was packed (and noisy) but I managed to take some decent enough photos to share. Sadly, and bloody annoyingly, 19 photos didn’t turn out at all. It had been a long day for me, coming from Edgbaston after doing a lot of walking around Cannon Hill Park (also another Heritage Week event) and it was a very hot day so my phone was heating up, on charge and playing up by now so that would explain that mystery. It is just my usual bad luck but that’s a subject for another day!

I would have liked to have taken better ones outside too but there are seemingly never-ending roadworks going on and fences everywhere so the options to take decent photos, including crossing to the other side which is completely blocked off, makes it all very restricting indeed.

As someone who battles mental health problems daily, it wasn’t easy being there on my own and my anxiety was very high but it is a nice pub to go to and I am glad I went. I hope to take some better photos one day, however, at £5.50 for a pint of lager shandy, I won’t be going there that often!

The Old Crown In Digbeth Photos (Part 2)

The interior of The Old Crown in Digbeth. Taken on 09/09/23.

The Old Crown well in The Old Crown in Digbeth. Taken on 09/09/23.

The History of The Old Crown sign in The Old Crown in Digbeth. Taken on 09/09/23.

History of The Old Crown in Digbeth. Taken on 09/09/23.

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Birmingham: The Old Crown In Digbeth.

Birmingham: The Old Crown In Digbeth, Birmingham Photos (Part 1).

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Birmingham: The Old Crown In Digbeth Photos (Part 1)

On Monday the 11th of September, 2023, I visited the Old Crown in High Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, for the first time in my life, as part of Birmingham Heritage Week.

The Old Crown In Digbeth Photos (Part 1)

Looking towards the side of The Old Crown in Digbeth. Taken on 09/09/23.

Looking towards The Old Crown in Digbeth. Taken on 09/09/23.

The Old Crown in Digbeth. Taken on 09/09/23.

Looking towards the side of The Old Crown in Digbeth. Taken on 09/09/23.

The Old Crown sign at The Old Crown in Digbeth. Taken on 09/09/23.

The interior of The Old Crown in Digbeth. Taken on 09/09/23.

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Birmingham: The Old Crown In Digbeth.

Birmingham: The Old Crown In Digbeth, Birmingham Photos (Part 2).

Notes And Links

The Old Crown – Official website.

The Old Crown on Facebook.

The Old Crown on Twitter.

The Old Crown on Instagram.

The Old Crown on YouTube.

Birmingham: The Old Crown In Digbeth

On Monday the 11th of September, 2023, I visited the Old Crown in High Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, for the first time in my life, as part of Birmingham Heritage Week. The pub was celebrating its 165th birthday over the weekend.

Photos Of The Old Crown, Digbeth

Click here to see photographic memories of my time there.

About The Old Crown, Digbeth

The Old Crown pub is in Deritend and is a Grade II* listed building retaining its black and white timber frame. Almost all of the present building dates from the early 16th century.

The Old Crown is Birmingham’s oldest secular building and has existed since 1368.

It is Birmingham’s oldest inn with Queen Elizabeth I staying here in 1575 on her way home from Kenilworth Castle.

Rooms are individually decorated with a mix of en-suite and shared bathrooms. Facilities include TV, tea and coffee, towels and free wifi.

The pub has a restaurant and there are various local eateries a short walk away and award-winning purveyors of street food, Digbeth Dining Club, takes place just two minutes away. The Old Crown is situated a 10-minute walk from the city centre and has many local attractions within easy reach.

Having stood the test of time during the English Civil War the pub & events garden now stands proud in the heart of Digbeth, Birmingham’s thriving creative quarter.

History Of The Old Crown

It is believed the building was constructed between 1450 and 1500 with some evidence dating to 1492 (the same year the Saracen’s Head in nearby Kings Norton was completed). John Leland visited the town during his tours of England and Wales upon entering Birmingham, in 1538 noted the building, as a “mansion house of tymber”. It is thought to have been originally built as the Guildhall and School of St. John, Deritend. This Guild owned a number of other buildings throughout Warwickshire, including the Guildhall in Henley in Arden. The building was purchased in 1589, by John Dyckson, alias Bayleys who, in the 1580’s, had been buying a number of properties and lands in Deritend and in Bordesley.

Described as a tenement and garden, running alongside Heath Mill Lane, the building remained in the Dixon alias Baylis (later Dixon) family for the next hundred years.

In the original deed, John Dyckson is described as a Caryer, which in the West Midlands at this time, when roads were nothing more than hollow-ways and bridle paths, implied that he owned several trains of pack-horses. These would have needed stabling, and Dixon would have needed warehouse space to store goods awaiting dispatch and arrived goods awaiting collection. Such facilities would be useful to other travellers, and it may well be that the use of the house as an Inn, dates from this time. Indeed, since England was in the grip of a patriotic pother over the failed Armada the previous year, it would have been opportune to adopt the name The Crown. However, the earliest documentary evidence of the building’s use as an Inn is from 1626. In a marriage settlement dated the 21st of December, 1666 it was noted by the sign of the Crowne

Heated skirmishes were fought around the building when Prince Rupert’s forces raided Birmingham during the English Civil War.

The building was converted into two houses in 1684 and then converted into three houses in 1693. It remained three houses until the 19th century. In 1851, Joshua Toulmin Smith saved the Old Crown from demolition when the Corporation proposed demolishing the building in order to improve the street. Again in 1856 and 1862, the Corporation proposed to demolish the building and Smith saved the building each time.

In 1991 a local pub company owned by the Brennan family bought the Old Crown. In the summer of 1994, Pat Brennan and his youngest son, Peter, were doing repairs and clearing out the old sheds to the rear of the property when they found the old well, which had been closed off for more than 100 years. Now restored, it is situated at the rear entrance of the pub. At the end of May 1998, under the guidance of Pat and Ellen Brennan and their sons Patrick, Gary and Peter, after the family’s £2 million investment into Birmingham’s most famous hostelry, The Old Crown was restored to its former glory and reopened.

The History of The Old Crown sign inside the pub.

Looking towards The Old Crown, Digbeth, Birmingham. Taken on 09/09/23.

The Old Crown in 2006.

Construction Of The Old Crown

The building is 71 feet, 4 inches (21.74 meters) wide and 20 feet, 2 inches (6.15 meters) deep on the ground floor. On the first floor, which overhangs the front, it is 21 feet, 9 inches (6.63 meters) deep. When built, the original building had a central hall with a length of 40 feet (12 meters) and a width of 20 feet (6 meters). Below this were a number of arched cellars. On the upper floor were just four rooms. The building had a courtyard to its rear which contained a well. It was 26 feet (8 meters) deep and surrounded by large stones. The well was excavated and deepened to produce a total depth of 38 feet (12 meters). The new section of the well was lined with square bricks. At the top, it was 2 feet 7 inches, (787.4 millimetres) at its narrowest diameter and 2 feet, 9 in (838.2 millimetres) at its widest diameter. It widened to around 4 feet (1.2 meters) at the bottom. The well was cleaned in 1863 and Smith added an iron gate to the top of it to preserve it whilst keeping it accessible.

The Old Crown well. Taken on 09/09/23.

Read more about The Old Crown here.

The above article is sourced from The Old Crown website in the About The Old Crown section. The rest is from Wikipedia and is subject to change.

Opening Times

Monday to Thursday: 12:00 p.m. to 23:30 p.m.

Food service until 9:00 p.m.

Friday to Saturday: 12:00 p.m. to 0:30 a.m.

Food service until 9:00 p.m.

Sunday: 12:00 p.m. to 23:00 p.m.

Food service until 5:45 p.m.

Bookings

The Old Crown, winner of the Best Traditional Pub at the 2019 Midland Food and Drink Hospitality Awards, has 10 bedrooms and 1 apartment available to book.

Bookings are not compulsory but highly recommended, especially for weekends, due to how busy they are. They always hold some space for walk-ins, so please feel free to come down even if your preferred date is full, and they will do their best to seat you.

Some dates will show as unavailable in their booking calendar due to events that are yet to be released.

Although they do not have on-site parking, there are a number of local car parks (2 located on the High Street, visible from the hotel), feel free to enquire with them for more details or directions.

To book a room or send them an enquiry via e-mail click here.

Address

High St

Deritend

Birmingham

B12 0LD

Telephone

0121 248 1368.

E-Mail

info@theoldcrown.com

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Birmingham: The Old Crown In Digbeth, Birmingham Photos (Part 1).

Birmingham: The Old Crown In Digbeth, Birmingham Photos (Part 2).

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Local History: The Birmingham Buddhist Vihara

On Saturday 17th September 2022, I visited the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara in Osler Street, Ladywood, Birmingham as part of Birmingham Heritage Week. I never realised there was a Buddhist Temple in Birmingham so it was a pleasant surprise to find out there was and I am glad I went.

It is such a peaceful, tranquil, and friendly place to visit. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND you visit this Peace Pagoda.

The Birmingham Buddhist Vihara Photos

Click here to see photographic memories of my day out.

About The Birmingham Buddhist Vihara

In 1975 Dr. Rewata Dhamma, the Founder and Spiritual Director of Birmingham Buddhist Vihara and Dhammatalaka Peace Pagoda, was invited to England where he established a Buddhist monastery in Birmingham as his base.

Since his arrival in England in 1975, the majority of those who have called on Venerable Dr. Rewata Dhamma for teaching have been English. Impressed by this, and wishing well for the future of Buddhism in England, he realized that the teaching would only become truly established here once the British themselves took responsibility for its development. Buddhism is not a missionary religion in the sense that is usually understood. Religion cannot be imposed from outside; it must develop in line with the culture in which it finds itself and how best to do this can only be truly understood by people who are native to that culture. On the other hand, it is also necessary for these people to have some depth of understanding of Buddhism itself and so they must have training and information available to them which is suitable to their cultural background and age group.

Interest in Buddhism from schools, colleges and universities has steadily increased over the years and the Vihara has become one of the major centres in the West Midlands serving this need. As Buddhism becomes increasingly an accepted part of comparative religious studies so they welcome the many groups and individuals who need information and guidance from them. This encourages further development of Buddhism and practice for seekers of Buddhist knowledge.

In 1998 he accomplished the building of Dhamma Talaka Peace Pagoda, after years of planning, as a suitable resting place for the royal relics.

The Peace Pagoda is the only purpose-built Myanmar-style pagoda in the UK and can offer a unique educational and cultural experience to visiting students and groups of all ages. The pagoda is a miniature replica of Shwedagon pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, which is one of the most important pagodas in that country. Visitors to the pagoda may learn about Theravada Buddhist beliefs, practices and meditation methods; students can also be given the opportunity to try meditation for themselves.

You can read more information and see what they have to offer on their website here.

A Guide To The Dhammatalaka Peace Pagoda

Read an online e-book version of A Guide To The Dhammatalaka Peace Pagoda here.

Download A Guide To The Dhammatalaka Peace Pagoda in PDF format by clicking here.

If you don’t have a PDF reader you can download one from here.

Opening Times

Opening times vary depending on what is going on at the time.

To see what events are happening and when click here.

Address

29-31 Osler Sreet

Ladywood

Birmingham

B16 9EU.

Telephone

0121 454 6591.

General Enquiries

For general enquiries click here.

School Visit Enquiries

For school visit enquiries click here.

Open Day

Visit the Birmingham Heritage Week website (link above) to find out when the next open day will be.

Blog Posts

The Birmingham Buddhist Vihara Photos: Page 1.

The Birmingham Buddhist Vihara Photos: Page 2.

The Birmingham Buddhist Vihara Photos: Page 3.

Peace: Buddhism – Part One.

Peace: Buddhism – Part Two.

Peace: Buddhism – Part Three.

Notes And Links

The image shown at the top of this page is copyright of Frank Parker.

The videos shown above are via YouTube.

The Birmingham Buddhist Vihara on Facebook.

The Birmingham Buddhist Vihara Photos – Page 1

Here are photos I took on my first visit to the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara on 17/09/22.

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The Birmingham Buddhist Vihara.

The Birmingham Buddhist Vihara Photos: Page 2.

The Birmingham Buddhist Vihara Photos: Page 3.

Peace: Buddhism – Part One.

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The Birmingham Buddhist Vihara on Facebook.

The Birmingham Buddhist Vihara Photos – Page 2

Here are more photos I took on my first visit to the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara on 17/09/22.

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The Birmingham Buddhist Vihara.

The Birmingham Buddhist Vihara Photos: Page 1.

The Birmingham Buddhist Vihara Photos: Page 3.

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The Birmingham Buddhist Vihara on Facebook.

The Birmingham Buddhist Vihara Photos – Page 3

Here are more photos I took on my first visit to the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara on 17/09/22.

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The Birmingham Buddhist Vihara.

The Birmingham Buddhist Vihara Photos: Page 1.

The Birmingham Buddhist Vihara Photos: Page 2.

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The Birmingham Buddhist Vihara on Facebook.

The Museum Collection Centre: Photos – Page 10

Here are more photos I took on my first visit to the Museum Collection Centre on 17/09/22.

This is the Leonides engine made by Alvis Car and Engineering Company Limited of Coventry. It was fitted to the Bristol 171 Sycamore, the first post-war British commercial helicopter. It was also used by the military until production ended in 1959.

Read about the Alvis Leonides here.

Read about Alvis Car and Engineering Company Limited here.

Read about the Bristol 171 Sycamore here.

Difficulties in finding enough water in the 1920’s to refill the boilers in Steam Vehicles led to many authorities providing standpipes which needed a key for access. This one came from Birkenhead.

This PD2 is the only survivor of a batch of 50 Leyland Titan Buses with bodies by the London coachbuilder Park Royal. They were supplied to Birmingham City Transport between 1949 and 1952 and consistently associated with the Roseberry Street garage. The batch was unusual in having a number of features not generally associated with BCT design including a different staircase layout and window style.

The bus was one of the few that ended their working lives at the Quinton garage where it was withdrawn from service in 1969 and rescued from the scrap yard by Bob Shaw. The restoration was prolonged but, after a change of ownership to Nigel Stribley, mechanical work started in earnest, first at the Aldridge Transport Museum (where it is now) then elsewhere when the body restoration was also carried out. It took 47 years before it finally took to the road again. It was placed back at the Museum in 2017 where work is continuing, particularly on the interior.

Although not part of the Museum Collection Centre, this bus was there on the day I visited and its photos and information is worth sharing.

Read about the Leyland Titan here.

Read about Leyland Motors here.

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Local History: The Museum Collection Centre.

The Museum Collection: Photos – Page 1.

The Museum Collection: Photos – Page 2.

The Museum Collection: Photos – Page 3.

The Museum Collection: Photos – Page 4.

The Museum Collection: Photos – Page 5.

The Museum Collection: Photos – Page 6.

The Museum Collection: Photos – Page 7.

The Museum Collection: Photos – Page 8.

The Museum Collection: Photos – Page 9.

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All the above images are copyright of Frank Parker.

Museum Collection Centre on Facebook.

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Birmingham Museums Collection – Find out more about Birmingham’s collections including art and design, human history, natural science and science and industry categories. Each category contains sub-categories full of useful information and great photos.

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Thinktank: Birmingham Science Museum – Official website.

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Aston Hall – Official website.

Blakesley Hall – Official website.

Museum Of The Jewellery Quarter – Official website.

Sarehole Mill – Official website.

Soho House – Official website.

Weoly Castle – Official website.

The Museum Collection Centre: Photos – Page 9

Here are more photos I took on my first visit to the Museum Collection Centre on 17/09/22.

Single letters made from molten metal and assembled in a Frame were a feature of printing in 1965 when this Monotype Casting Machine was produced. It was used in West Bromwich.

Read about the Monotype Casting Machine here.

Read about Typesetting here.

This machine is from 1925 and was used to compose print for newspapers, magazines and books it can produce Roman and Italic lettering as well as borders and ornamental backgrounds. It can also produce different typefaces and other alphabets.

Read about the Leyland Titan here.

Read about Typesetting here.

This was another favourite of mine visiting museums back in the day. This was in the Birmingham Museum and Art gallery.

This cash register was made by the National Cash Register Company of Dayton, Ohio. This one was used in a corn and seed merchant’s shop in Hitchin until 1971.

Read about the National Cash Register here.

This cash register was made by the National Cash Register Company of Dayton, Ohio.

Read about the National Cash Register here.

Chinese Chair And Cushion

This was a gift from the Friends of Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery. It is beautifully carved and made of an antique Chinese wood called Huanghuali (also known by its Binomial name Dalbergia odorifera).

Read about Huanghuali here.

Read about Dalbergia odorifera here.

This is a Kodak studio camera mounted on a Semi Centenial No. 2 Stand. Kodak was a subsidry of the U.S. based Eastman Kodak Company and opened its first office in 1885.

Read about Kodak here.

Developed in the 1600’s, the magic lantern is an early type of image projector. It uses a concave mirror in front of a light source to gather light and project it through a slide. The light rays cross an aperture and hit a lens., which in turn throws the enlarged slide image onto a screen.

Read about the magic lantern here.

This doll’s pram was made by James Lloyd and Company, Hurst Street, Birmingham in the early 1900’s.

This is classed as a Victorian Double Pram. It is made from wood and leather.

Pram

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Local History: The Museum Collection Centre.

The Museum Collection: Photos – Page 1.

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The Museum Collection: Photos – Page 6.

The Museum Collection: Photos – Page 7.

The Museum Collection: Photos – Page 8.

The Museum Collection: Photos – Page 10.

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All the above images are copyright of Frank Parker.

Museum Collection Centre on Facebook.

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Birmingham Museums Trust’s Digital Asset Resource – Official website. There is no registration or log-in required to use this website for out-of-copyright collection images Download free Public Domain image files up to 3mb in size with free Creative Commons licenses. You are entitled to unlimited downloads. Also, download free Audio Files complete with a license. These can be downloaded for non-commercial use only and attribution is required.

BirminghamMAG – Official YouTube channel. Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery provide world-class museums at the cultural heart of Birmingham.

Birmingham Museums – Official website.

Thinktank: Birmingham Science Museum – Official website.

Birmingham Museum And Art Gallery – Official website.

Aston Hall – Official website.

Blakesley Hall – Official website.

Museum Of The Jewellery Quarter – Official website.

Sarehole Mill – Official website.

Soho House – Official website.

Weoly Castle – Official website.

Aldridge Transport Museum – Official website. The museum is home of Aston Manor Road Transport Museum (A.M.R.T.M.).

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Wikipedia – Official website. This is a free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.

Grace’s Guide – Official website. This is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 149,969 pages of information and 235,611 images of early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Luxury Prams – Official Website.

The Museum Collection Centre: Photos – Page 8

Here are more photos I took on my first visit to the Museum Collection Centre on 17/09/22.

A selection of early vacuum cleaners made by Cimex International, Hoover and G.E.C.

Read about the Vacuum Cleaner here.

Read about Hoover here.

Read about the General Electric Company here.

This Wheeler & Wilson Sewing machine was first patented in 1867. It was a domestic machine and it was used in Hall Green, Birmingham.

Read about Wheeler & Wilson here.

The two reliefs above were displayed outside Dunkley’s shop in the Bull Ring, Birmingham until it was demolished in the 1950s. Dunkley’s made prams and wheelchairs for the elderly and people with disabilities, and the Goat and Pram was its trademark.

Read about Dunkley prams here.

Read about Dunkley’s here.

Read about William Henry Dunkley here.

This Hornsby-Ackroyd oil engine built by Ruston & Hornsby in Lincoln (1893) required help from a blowlamp to start it as Compression Ignition of diesel oil was not possible for some time.

Read about the Hornsby-Ackroyd oil engine here.

Read about Ruston & Hornsby here.

Made by Taylor and Challen, Birmingham in 1888, this press is from the factory of Gordon & Munro Limited.

Read about Taylor and Challen here.

This hand-operated machine from circa 1830 was made in Manchester but it was used in the Birmingham Works of Branadauer & Co. to make the Dies needed for producing Pen Nibs.

Read about Planing Machines here.

More versatile than a Planing Machine, Shapers were used to produce flat surfaces on shaped metal objects. Angled cuts were possible and some grooves could be cut without using a Milling M/c.

Read about Shaping Machines here.

Machines like this were used in the early days of the Motor Trade to make curved metal shapes by distorting flat sheets. One use of this was would be to hand-produce separate Mudguards.

Read about Wheeling Machines here.

Sir Joseph Whitworth was famed for the accuracy of his machine tools in the mid-late 1800’s. He is regarded as the founding father of Mass Production in England as interchangeability needs accuracy.

Read about Drilling Machines here.

This Draw bench is from the workshop of Joseph Fray Limited, Albion Street, Birmingham.

Read about Joseph Fray Limited here.

Silver and Gold are very Ductile metals. Smiths still use benches like this one to reduce the diameter of the wire and to produce different shapes by pulling the wire through a Draw Plate. The Rope is not original.

Read about Draw Benches here.

This Bench was used in the Grand Hotel in Birmingham circa 1920 as part of the Bottling and Manufacture of bottled water. Bottling your own water is still a common practice today in Hotels.

Read about Work Benches here.

This Albion Press, from 1841 but built to a much earlier patent (1773), was used by Herbert and Young in their Printing Works. The strong construction methods helped put even pressure on the plate.

Read about the Albion Press here.

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Local History: The Museum Collection Centre.

The Museum Collection: Photos – Page 1.

The Museum Collection: Photos – Page 2.

The Museum Collection: Photos – Page 3.

The Museum Collection: Photos – Page 4.

The Museum Collection: Photos – Page 5.

The Museum Collection: Photos – Page 6.

The Museum Collection: Photos – Page 7.

The Museum Collection: Photos – Page 9.

The Museum Collection: Photos – Page 10.

Notes And Links

All the above images are copyright of Frank Parker.

Museum Collection Centre on Facebook.

Museum Collection Centre on Twitter.

Birmingham Museums Trust’s Digital Asset Resource – Official website. There is no registration or log-in required to use this website for out-of-copyright collection images Download free Public Domain image files up to 3mb in size with free Creative Commons licenses. You are entitled to unlimited downloads. Also, download free Audio Files complete with a license. These can be downloaded for non-commercial use only and attribution is required.

BirminghamMAG – Official YouTube channel. Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery provide world-class museums at the cultural heart of Birmingham.

Birmingham Museums – Official website.

Thinktank: Birmingham Science Museum – Official website.

Birmingham Museum And Art Gallery – Official website.

Aston Hall – Official website.

Blakesley Hall – Official website.

Museum Of The Jewellery Quarter – Official website.

Sarehole Mill – Official website.

Soho House – Official website.

Weoly Castle – Official website.

Wikipedia – Official website. This is a free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.