Tag: heritage
A unique musical instrument which is the largest of its kind in Great Britain has been protected for the future thanks…
Created November 8, 2023
A unique musical instrument which is the largest of its kind in Great Britain has been protected for the future thanks…
Posted in: News, News & Events
Created August 23, 2023
To mark National Storytelling Week, Selly Manor Museum is offering four artist commissions in celebration of Black Tudors. Based on research…
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Created March 9, 2023
To celebrate Women’s History Month, Selly Manor Museum has organised a special evening of talks focused on women in the Arts…
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Created February 15, 2023
In 1878 George and Richard Cadbury moved their successful chocolate factory from its location in the centre of Birmingham, that they…
Posted in: about our heritage
Created February 14, 2023
Past Future is an immersive heritage experience that is run every year for young people aged between 16-18. Throughout the week-long…
Posted in: education programme
Created February 13, 2023
The Building Bournville project seeks to give communities living in and around the Bournville area the opportunity to delve deeper into…
Posted in: education programme
Created February 10, 2023
If you would like to explore the historic centre of Bournville through a self-guided tour, we have our very own Bournville…
Posted in: education programme
Created January 14, 2023
Join us to celebrate the rich heritage of George Cadbury’s garden village of Bournville when over a dozen historic venues open…
Posted in: about our heritage
Created September 9, 2022
Organisers of the Bournville Heritage Open Day 2022 have confirmed that it will go ahead on Saturday 10th September 2022. The…
Posted in: Events, News & Events
Created August 8, 2022
The untold stories of Bournville’s working class people will be told for the first time thanks to funding from Historic England.…
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Created July 25, 2022
The secrets of one of Birmingham’s oldest buildings, saved from destruction by world famous chocolate maker George Cadbury, are to be…
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Created May 11, 2021
An exhibition of rare archive photographs of Bournville pictured alongside their modern day equivalent is to mark the reopening of one…
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Created March 19, 2021
The inspiring stories of three Cadbury family women who chose to challenge the status quo and push boundaries are being shared…
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Created September 19, 2019
A sketch of a 16th century manor house by a veteran who survived the horrors of the First World War has…
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Created August 22, 2017
They are amongst some of Birmingham’s most historic and beautiful buildings which together tell the story of the city’s famous chocolate-making…
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Created March 28, 2017
Visitors to a Birmingham museum founded by world famous chocolate-maker George Cadbury can enjoy a raft of new interactive experiences thanks…
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Created September 12, 2016
It was the timber Tudor manor house saved by chocolate-maker George Cadbury in a bid to educate the people of Birmingham…
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Created September 5, 2016
It has been described by academics as one of the nicest places to live in Britain.* Now a new research study…
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Created May 18, 2015
He was the son of one of the most famous chocolate-makers in the world who went on to run a national…
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Created November 10, 2014
Selly Manor Museum in Bournville has been awarded full accreditation by Arts Council England after meeting a set of tough national…
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