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 + Tue 15 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 + Wed 16 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.
