Thursday 20th August at 6.30pm via Zoom. Tickets are free but booking is required. Ticket holders will be sent a link and password to join the zoom session on the day of the talk. When Constance Naden died in 1889, at the age of 31, a friend wrote of 'the sudden and unexpected blow' depriving ... Read more
In partnership with Everything to Everybody and Norman Bartlam of TNT, the Jewellery Quarter Research Trust presents a selection of short films about Victorian Do-gooders buried at Key Hill Cemetery. A different film for each day of Birmingham Heritage Week. Discover how George Dawson (Non-conformist minister and founder of the Shakespeare Memorial Library), Marie Bethel-Beauclerc ... Read more
As part of Birmingham Heritage Week, a live session from Activity Programme Managers for two of the Jewellery Quarter heritage projects – Kate from Townscape Heritage and Josie from JQ Cemeteries. They will be giving the latest updates on their projects, including the buildings which are undergoing extensive restoration works and the ongoing improvement works ... Read more
An online talk by Dr Julie-Marie Strange looking at the fascinating history of commercial pet cemeteries and pet bereavement from 1880-1948. Tickets are free but booking is required. Ticket holders will be sent a link and password to join the zoom session on the day of the talk. The commercial pet cemetery was established in ... Read more
Join Sarah Moody from Commonwealth War Graves Commission for a FREE online talk. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission works across the globe to ensure that the 1.7 million men and women from the Commonwealth who lost their lives in the two World Wars are not forgotten. Find out more about the history, the work of ... Read more
Discover how George Dawson and his associates changed Birmingham for the better and how this influenced social reform on a national scale with Louise Deakin and Doug Wilks from Jewellery Quarter Research Trust. The Jewellery Quarter Research Trust have been working with the Everything to Everybody project, looking at the role of George Dawson in ... Read more
A FREE Online talk with Dr Helen Frisby exploring the fascinating traditions which have surrounded death, grief and burial from ancient times to the present day. Death has been a source of grief and uncertainty for humanity throughout history, but it has also inspired a plethora of fascinating traditions. The covering of mirrors to prevent ... Read more
A free online talk about James Watt's first Birmingham home, the history of Key Hill House and the surrounding area. Key Hill sits on the edge of what remained in the latter part of the 18th century of Birmingham Heath. Its history reflects the history of the heath and of the growing town of Birmingham. ... Read more
A new film from the 2 Visions 2 Legacies project exploring the lives and legacies of Joseph Chamberlain and Warrulan. Watch the new film created by the 2 Visions 2 Legacies co-curators, which explores the lives of two historic figures buried in the Jewellery Quarter – Joseph Chamberlain and Warrulan. Join the co-curators and project ... Read more
A free online talk by Jo Gane about George Shaw, an early photographer who is buried in Key Hill Cemetery George Shaw was one of Birmingham's first photographers and a key member of the emerging professional classes in Victorian Birmingham with a wide ranging network which encompassed his work as a patent agent, chemistry professor ... Read more
The Jewellery Quarter Heritage Squad are a collective of volunteers who give their time to help the different heritage organisations in the Jewellery Quarter. Led by The Hive, they have worked with Scott Johnston to form the JQ Heritage Film Squad, which explores enjoyment and inclusivity through participatory filmmaking. This film represents a range of ... Read more
An afternoon of talks around memorial recording at the Birmingham & Midland Institute. Join the Celebrating Birmingham’s Burial Grounds Project for an afternoon of talks on subjects around this burial ground mapping and recording projects featuring talks from: - Harold Mytum “Burial Ground Memorials, an Under Appreciated Heritage.” - Josie Wall “From Churchyard to Cemetery, ... Read more
