Birmingham Heritage WeekFri 11 - Sun 20 SeptAll Still Walking’s events in one place.Booking is now live for Birmingham Heritage Week. See SW’s events below or visit the full BHW programme here. ‘Anchors Aweigh!’Fri 11 Sept | 5 30pmMeet: 2 Kingston Row, Birmingham B1 2NU‘Anchors Aweigh!’ charts a meandering course round Birmingham-on-Sea, sifting through the flotsam and jetsam of the city’s unexpected nautical heritage. The Game’s AfootSat 12 Sept | 1pmMeet: The corner of Coleridge Passage and Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham B4 6NHThe clues that reveal Sherlock Holmes’ presence in Birmingham. What Was Lost Sun 13 Sept | 1pmMeet: Stone Galleon, 234 Bradford Street B12 0NFExpect to encounter remnants of signs, design details, decorative features, pubs, shops, manufactured goods and, of course, Duran Duran. Relics of New StreetMon 14 + Tue 15 Sept | 10 30amMeet: outside Waterstones, 24-26 High Street B4 7SLOld meets New, on this short but packed survey of the lesser-noticed design artefacts of the city’s most familiar (and most altered) street. The Segregation of the QueenWed 16 Sept | 6 30pm | 60 mins Meet: •nook• gallery 25c Institute Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7EG An illustrated presentation about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes' presence in Birmingham history and culture. Get Cosy - from Picture House to •nook•Thu 17 Sept | 6pmMeet: •nook• gallery 25c Institute Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7EG Discover Kings Heath’s first cinema, local picture houses and early cinema culture. A 60 min presentation with silent era screening of The Black Chancellor. Lost ArcsFri 18 Sept | 1pmMeet: Chinese Pagoda, Holloway Circus, Birmingham B1 1EG ‘…rotund and curvaceous forms have appeared in Birmingham architecture through the centuries.’ Being John BaskervilleSun 20 Sept | 3pm | 60 minsMeet: •nook• gallery 25c Institute Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7EG An illustrated presentation about John Baskerville's work and influence in lettering and typography.
