Blakesley Hall is a Tudor hall on Blakesley Road in Yardley, Birmingham, England. It is one of the oldest buildings in Birmingham and is a common example of Tudor architecture with the use of darkened timber and wattle-and-daub infill, with an external lime render which is painted white. The hall is a timber-framed farmhouse built […]
Birdoswald
Birdoswald has the best preserved defences of any of the 16 major forts which supported Hadrian’s frontier system. Known to the Romans as ‘Banna’, from the early 3rd century its garrison was a thousand-strong infantry unit. Towards the western end of Hadrian’s Wall, in the Roman province of Britannia, today the site is occupied by […]
Big Pit: The National Mining Museum Of Wales
Big Pit is a real coal mine and one of Britain’s leading mining museums. With facilities to educate and entertain all ages, Big Pit is an exciting and informative day out. An award-winning national museum that still retains many traits of its former role as a coal mine, standing high on the heather-clad moors of […]
Bewdley Museum
Set in a historic Butchers Shambles fascinating displays give an insight into the trades and crafts of the Wyre Forest area. Hands-on activities and regular craft demonstrations. Winner of Sandford Award 1992, 1997, 2002
Benjamin Franklin Museum
In the heart of London, just steps from famed Trafalgar Square, is Benjamin Franklin House, the world’s only remaining Franklin home. For nearly sixteen years between 1757 and 1775, Dr Benjamin Franklin – scientist, diplomat, philosopher, inventor, Founding Father of the United States and more – lived behind its doors. Benjamin Franklin House, built circa […]