Midlands Highlights

Heritage music venue recognised for role played in the development of heavy metal music and the career of famous Birmingham based band, Black Sabbath.

41 sites have been saved and 32 sites added to the Heritage at Risk Register 2023 in the Midlands.

A joint letter written with Arts Council England and the National Lottery Heritage Fund, to Birmingham City Council CEO and incoming commissioners.

Historic England has responded to Birmingham City Council’s recent consultation ‘Our Future City: Draft Central Birmingham Framework 2040’.

The grant will help to repair three delightful summer houses in Coventry’s Victorian era Stoney Road Allotments.

A rare ‘stink pipe’ has been listed at Grade II by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on the advice of Historic England.

Historic England has objected to plans for a new development in Birmingham's city centre on the basis it would be harmful tothe historic cityscape.

49 sites have been saved and 41 sites have been added to the Heritage at Risk Register 2022 in the Midlands.

Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings opens to the public following £28 million, eight-year restoration programme, as a new visitor destination and workplace.

A series of commissions celebrating Coventry’s Post-War heritage.

New film 'The Colour Room' depicts ceramicist Clarice Cliff who defied convention and became a celebrated innovator in both design and marketing.

Over the last year, 49 sites in the Midlands have been rescued and a total of £3,147,977 in Heritage at Risk grants given to protect historic places.

The log coffin containing the remains of a man buried with an axe is undergoing extensive preservation work with help from Historic England.

Historic England has awarded £12,600 to help the restoration of Sutton Walls Camp, where a late-1940s dig found a possible Saxon 'war cemetery'.

Never, since their inception in the early years of the Victorian era, have public parks meant more to us than during coronavirus restrictions.

Heritage in the Midlands to benefit from the latest round of lifeline grants from the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund.

For Black History Month, educator Wal Warmington and historian Norma Gregory tell us about places that are meaningful to them and to Black heritage.

Educators, creatives and community leaders name some places and spaces that are meaningful to them or to Black heritage in the Midlands.

Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register 2020 provides an annual snapshot of the state of England’s most valued historic places.

Historic England has selected two schools from across the region to join a new scheme aimed at championing the value of teaching local heritage.

The scaffolding which had surrounded the highest point of Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings since April 2019 was removed.

The Housing Act of 1930 paved the way for many post-war housing estates. On its 90th anniversary we celebrate the estates that made dreams come true.

From monk's breweries to modern brewers in listed buildings, for National Beer Day we celebrate the historical architecture associated with brewing.

Explore listed places in the Midlands associated with the darkly romantic Gothic style and culture.

On the birthday of Italian architect Antonio Sant’Elia we explore the influence of his 'Manifesto for Futurism' here in Birmingham.

This month, 30 primary school children from Coventry’s St Osburg’s Catholic Primary will explore the John Laing photo collection and meet ex-workers.

New Historic England research highlights the threatened special character of Digbeth, an inner-city area in Birmingham

Project boosted by £1 million contribution from Shropshire Council.

Extensive roof repairs are complete at Grade II* Moseley Road Baths, Birmingham thanks to Historic England funding and a coalition of support.

Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings’ cast iron coronet has been put back in place following vital repairs.

Three individuals responsible for causing serious damage to a scheduled monument have been ordered to pay a total of £160,000.

As work continues apace on the rescue of the world’s first iron-framed building, a remarkable wartime discovery has been made on site.

An archaeological excavation has revealed the base of the old chimney at Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings.

This year, 78 Midlands sites at risk of being lost have been added to the Heritage at Risk Register while 59 historic sites have been saved.

The history of Coventry is as colourful as the stunning mosaics that make up the tile trail, captured in a new booklet to accompany a walking tour.

Spotlight on Whitacre Pumping station, a Victorian building that has been added to the Heritage at Risk Register in 2018.

Stoke-on-Trent and Coventry are set to be transformed by heritage.

Thanks to £650,000 in funding from Historic England, along with the hard work of volunteers from the Snodhill Castle Preservation Trust.

Historic England grants £659,448 to Birmingham City Council to pay for urgent repairs to the Gala Pool roof.

The struggle for democracy has been a major theme for Heritage Schools this term. Find out what's been happening in the East Midlands area.

A handmade brick, artwork and letters and poems by local children have been placed into a time capsule at Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings.

In Birmingham, Bournville Juniors and St Brigid’s Catholic Primary supported the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital’s Bicentenary celebrations.

Once one of England’s poorest-performing retail areas, Derby's historic centre is now an award-winning shopping destination.

New grant of £125,000 from Historic England to help complete the restoration of Buxton's iconic Crescent.

Discover Digbeth which charts the history of Birmingham from the medieval period to the present day.

Find out how partnership work in the city centre conservation area has helped Derby scoop a national award.