Publications

We have produced a number of leaflets and documents about Birmingham's historic buildings and archaeological sites.

Most of them are available online. Below is a selection of these you can access them by using the links below. These links will take you to PDF documents. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view them. For more information please visit our Guide to Attachments.

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Conservation Publications

Architecture and Austerity Birmingham 1940 - 1950 (Size: 3.95 Mb Type: PDF )

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A document which chronicles the changing face of the City during the war and the post war era. How ordinary people's lives were affected and how their aspirations were addressed.

Back to Back in Birmingham (Size: 698 Kb Type: PDF )

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A guide to back-to-back housing which was developed during the mid to late 18th century to accommodate a rapidly increasing working population in Britain's expanding industrial towns. Includes information on Court 15 Inge Street; the last surviving example of back-to-back housing in Birmingham.

Birmingham Terracotta (Size: 3.20 Mb Type: PDF )

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A leaflet about the terracotta buildings in Birmingham including historical and architectural information.

Brandwood End Cemetery (Size: 197 Kb Type: PDF )

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Information about Brandwood End Cemetery, Kings Norton which in August 1997 was added to the Statutory List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.

General Cemetery Key Hill (Size: 746 Kb Type: PDF )

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Information about the General Cemetery Key Hill which was added to the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest at Grade II in February 1996.

Handsworth Cemetery (Size: 814 Kb Type: PDF )

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Information about Handsworth Cemetery, Sandwell which in 1982 was added to the Statutory List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.

Hawkesley Moated Site (Size: 636 Kb Type: PDF )

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This leaflet gives information on the mediaeval moated site at Moat House Northfield, it is one of the most important archaeological sites in Birmingham.

Shaping the Seventies (Size: 2.32 Mb Type: PDF )

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A guide to 1970s architecture in Birmingham.

Signalling the Sixties (Size: 1.38 Mb Type: PDF )

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A guide to 1960's Architecture in Birmingham.

20th Century Birmingham Buildings - 1950s (Size: 1.22 Mb Type: PDF )

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A guide to the architecture of buildings in Birmingham in the 1950's.