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a history of the area of
Aston, Birmingham
a section from a very extensive
website on workhouses, put together
by Peter Higginbotham
the site is about Roman roads,
in particular those that have been
discovered in Birmingham
a history
of the ancient
parish of
Handsworth, Birmingham
a fascinating insight into
the natural history and cultural
heritage of the Potteries area
using material selected from
The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery's
collections. use the site to explore
local buildings or to investigate
our native wildlife.
preserving the birthplace of
the Industrial Revolution
keeping the past alive
growing up Handsworthian.
roaming far and wide
but never really leaving
we remember
histories of a Birmingham
neighbourhood
Local history site for
the Perry Barr area
of Birmingham
take a journey along a
16th Century map of
Shropshire, on a hike
up Haughmond Hill and
delve into coal mining in
East Shropshire. Or, pursue
your own interests through
the huge searchable resource
of 30,000 digitised materials.
There will be maps, old
documents, old and new
photographs of buildings,
towns, archaeological sites
and finds, wildlife photos,
landscapes, nature reserves,
geology and much more!
an extensive digital archive,
featuring outstanding material
depicting the cultural history
and heritage of the county.
material will be drawn from
collections held by institutions
and private individuals across
the county
Resources include an
extensive collection of old
photographs, original artworks
- including paintings, tapestries
and ceramics, unique historical
documents and books, old maps,
functional items and even prehistoric
fossils and geological specimens.
Together these add up to a
fascinating and unique record of
the county
The workhouse was 19th
century
England’s attempt to
solve the
problem of poverty.a series
of
articles from the Stoke-on-Trent
Museum and Art Gallery
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