John Townley @JFredT
Curious about C18th & C19th Birmingham History, Steam Mills, Maps, Places, Buildings & People. Intolerant of intolerance and prejudice. Joined January 2018-
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#MapOnATuesday this week is Samuel Bradford’s 1751 survey of Birmingham. Ref - MAL/14002. It includes south views of St. Martin’s and St. Philip’s churches. Engraved and published by Thomas Jefferys, London. @LibraryofBham
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Thanks to all who visited us during #BHeritageWeek - Another full programme of events including topics such as archiving sound recordings, historic maps, John Baskerville and the library’s Shakespeare treasures. We’re already looking forward to 2026! @BHeritageWeek @LibraryofBham
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#BirminghamHistory this 1934 brochure for the City of Birmingham Gas Department – at the time, the largest municipal gas undertaking in the world. Ref - Birmingham Town Hall centenary, Programmes, tickets, newspaper cuttings etc. 1934. LFF 38 @LibraryofBham
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#SundayShowcase #PeakyBlinders While we await the film, why not take a look at Peaky Blinders: The Real Gangs and Gangsters by Carl Chinn. This book delves deeper into the crimes and political issues at the heart of the backstreet gangs of Bham pre 1914. Ref: 42.31 @LibraryofBham
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#Yardley #SalesCatalogue We haven’t brought you a Birmingham Sales Catalogue in a while. Here’s a plan of an estate in Yardley close to the vicarage. The auction took place at the Hen & Chickens Hotel, New Street in October 1876. SC/Bham 105a @LibraryofBham
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Revisit @heritageopenday in @cannonhillpark @bhamwildpark @mac_birmingham @BirminghamCivic weekend 20 - 21 Sep with @_MECCTrust MECC-Zero.com @bhamenergy Community Hub Advice Centre Sat 20 Sep 10am and @BHeritageWeek tour of the Golden Lion Tudor House by Irene deBoo…
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Birmingham Heritage Week Until Sep 21 Discover all the events via @BHeritageWeek here: birminghamheritageweek.co.uk #Birmingham #BrumHour
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🚇 Thirty lucky members of the public went below New Street station yesterday to walk the hidden tunnels once used to transport mail from the platforms to the Royal Mail sorting office 🚂 A great way to celebrate @BHeritageWeek & @railway200 ➡️ Read more gloo.to/FilX
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#AcocksGreen #PhotoFriday this week takes us to this scene of Acocks Green village in 1932. A note on the back of the photograph states the photo was taken around the time the New Inn opened. Ref – WK/A1/12 @LibraryofBham @Brumpic
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Birmingham Heritage Week Until Sep 21 Discover all the events via @BHeritageWeek here: birminghamheritageweek.co.uk #Birmingham #BrumHour
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Birmingham Heritage Week Until Sep 21 Discover all the events via @BHeritageWeek here: birminghamheritageweek.co.uk #Birmingham #BrumHour
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Miller St, Bus Depot, 1971
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#ParkerCollection is the Library of Birmingham’s unique archive of educational books and games for children, dating back to the Edwardian and Victorian periods, games including Happy Families, c. 1900. Ref: Parker Collection (087.1/031) birmingham.gov.uk/info/50139/exp… @LibraryofBham
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Todays @allontheboard celebrates @BHeritageWeek … so many great events happening right here in our wonderful diverse city #loveyourcity @WhatsOnBrum
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A huge thanks to all who braved the weather to join @friendsofedgbastonreservoir on our annual walk as part of @BHeritageWeek . As always Chris regaled us with the great and the good of Brum The evening ended with his wonderful setting sun to see us on our way
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Birmingham Heritage Week Until Sep 21 Discover all the events via @BHeritageWeek here: birminghamheritageweek.co.uk #Birmingham #BrumHour
John Townley retweeted
Birmingham Heritage Week Until Sep 21 Discover all the events via @BHeritageWeek here: birminghamheritageweek.co.uk #Birmingham #BrumHour
John Townley retweeted
Birmingham Heritage Week Until Sep 21 Discover all the events via @BHeritageWeek here: birminghamheritageweek.co.uk #Birmingham #BrumHour
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#PerryBarr #BirminghamHistory A three-bedroom property for sale in Birmingham for £440 – a steal! Hold on, those are February 1939 prices. Ref - Modern House & Home, LF 41.8 @LibraryofBham
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#BirminghamQuran Many visitors to the library presume this birmingham.ac.uk/facilities/cad… is in our collections – it's not! Please contact Birmingham University. One of the oldest editions we hold is - the Alcoran of Mahomet, 1649. Ref - 094/1649/2. @LibraryofBham @BhamMosque
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