‘Anchors Aweigh!’

Fri 11 Sept | 5 30pm

Meet: 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 Afoot

Sat 12 Sept | 1pm

Meet: The corner of Coleridge Passage and Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham B4 6NH

The clues that reveal Sherlock Holmes’ presence in Birmingham.

What Was Lost

Sun 13 Sept | 1pm

Meet: Stone Galleon, 234 Bradford Street B12 0NF

Expect to encounter remnants of signs, design details, decorative features, pubs, shops, manufactured goods and, of course, Duran Duran.

Relics of New Street

Sat 14 / Tue 15 Sept | 10 30am

Meet: outside Waterstones, 24-26 High Street B4 7SL

Old 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 Queen

Wed 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

Thu 17 Sept / Sat 19th September

Meet: •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 Arcs

Fri 18 Sept | 1pm

Meet: Chinese Pagoda, Holloway Circus, Birmingham B1 1EG

‘…rotund and curvaceous forms have appeared in Birmingham architecture through the centuries.’

Being John Baskerville

Sun 20 Sept | 3pm | 60 mins

Meet: •nook• gallery 25c Institute Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7EG 

An illustrated presentation about John Baskerville's work and influence in lettering and typography.