Posts Tagged ‘cemetery’
@garywalmsley Yes, definitely #SummerSnow in the #JewelleryQuarter ;-) #WarstoneLane #Cemetery… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/876145664354390016
@garywalmsley Yes, definitely #SummerSnow in the #JewelleryQuarter 😉 #WarstoneLane #Cemetery… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/876145664354390016
Read MoreNew Benches for Cemeteries
Original web page at New Benches for Cemeteries Two new, very attractive, benches have appeared, one in Warstone Lane Cemetery and one in Key Hill Cemetery. No-one seems to know who put them there, but Colin Giles took a photograph of one of them. They are obviously ‘WW1 commemorative’ as they have figures of soldiers…
Read More5,000 empty homes, the £357k bomb site and cemeteries makeover: Five things from council cabinet
Original web page at 5,000 empty homes, the £357k bomb site and cemeteries makeover: Five things from council cabinet Cemeteries, Steelhouse Lane, empty homes and the bomb site car park came up at cabinet 1. Empty homes. A lot. There are more than 5,000 privately owned homes in Birmingham which have been empty for more…
Read MoreHistory buffs BANNED from taking pictures of Jewellery Quarter graves
Coun Peter Douglas Osborn and Doug Wilks, chairman of The Jewellery Quarter Research Trust. Council control freaks have been accused of losing the plot after BANNING amateur historians from taking photos of Birmingham’s historic gravestones. Members of the Jewellery Quarter Research Trust had been compiling an impressive online database […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreA journey from Warstone Lane Cemetery to the Coffin Works; or why I love being part of the Coffin Works’ team of volunteers
One of our new hand-painted signs. It’s been a long old journey. For over 34 years I worked at Toye & Co, one of the oldest, family-run, manufacturers in the JQ and for most of that time my desk overlooked the cemetery. Not that I could see out of […] Original web page at www.coffinworks.org
Read MoreOutrage as war grave cemetery being used as car park
Original web page at www.itv.com Birmingham’s oldest cemetery where many of the city’s great names are buried is being used as a car park Birmingham’s oldest cemetery, where many of the city’s great names are buried is being used as a car park, which is infuriating locals. The problem has arisen due a number […]
Read MoreWarstone Lane & Key Hill Cemeteries – Restoration Plans
Original web page at www.thehockleyflyer.info Raised stone plinth and hard surfacing showing the Chapel’s historic footprint. Plans have been submitted to transform Warstone Lane and Key Hill cemeteries, both in the Jewellery Quarter. The plans include a series of long-awaited improvements to the cemeteries, which have a long history in the City – Key […]
Read MoreOutrage as war grave cemetery being used as car park
Original web page at www.itv.com Birmingham’s oldest cemetery where many of the city’s great names are buried is being used as a car park Birmingham’s oldest cemetery, where many of the city’s great names are buried is being used as a car park, which is infuriating locals. The problem has arisen due a number […]…
Read MoreGarden of Memory plans for Jewellery Quarter cemeteries
Original web page at www.birmingham-jewellery-quarter.net Warstone Lane and Key Hill Cemetry are now among other Jewellery Quarter sites to be optioned for a transformation. These catacombs can be seen at Warstone Lane Cemetery. Well, we say transformation but it’s more like an additional feature. Plans have been submitted for both of the cemeteries, that […]…
Read MoreRediscovered grave proves a major find for tennis history
Tennis historians Chris and Sue Elks who have discovered the lost grave of Major Thomas Henry Gem The long lost grave of the Birmingham man who invented tennis has been rediscovered in a city cemetery. In the week Wimbledon gets under way, Major Harry Gem’s resting place has been […] Click here to view original…
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