The Birmingham and Black Country Pevsner

Introducing the Birmingham and Warwickshire Archeological Society's January 2023 lecture!

This talk by Andy Foster covers the Pevsner architectural guide to Birmingham and the Black Country, including parts of ancient Worcestershire such as Dudley, Stourbridge, Halesowen and some of the Birmingham suburbs. He will talk about writing the book and some of the buildings he discovered.

Introducing our speaker:

Andy Foster

Andy Foster was born in Birmingham and brought up in Sutton Coldfield, but when he was young often stayed with an aunt in the Halesowen part of Blackheath. He read History of Art at Cambridge and was a Birmingham city councillor between 1980 and 1992. He is a member of the Lichfield Diocesan Advisory Commitee and the Birmingham Archdiocesan Historic Churches Commission. As well as the recently published Pevsner volume on Birmingham and the Black Country, he wrote a city guide to Birmingham (2005).

This lecture is FREE for members and members of affiliated societies. Members do not need to book tickets.

This lecture is open to non-members, please book your ticket (£5+booking fee) in order to secure your place.

To find out more about becoming a member of Birmingham and Warwickshire Archeological Society, click here.

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