Find stories by where they were made. Start on the map, then drill into Birmingham, Warwickshire or beyond.
Story map
This is the Places experience: an interactive map of the archive. Pan, zoom, and open pins. Stories is for reading; Places is for exploring geography.
Use the controls on the map to zoom, filter area, and open stories. Prefer fullscreen?
Regions
Open a hub for a shortlist, or jump straight onto the map filtered to that area.
Further journeys: travel, cities and places outside the Midlands base.
From the archive
A few recent journeys. Open a hub or the map for more.
Woodland photography helps me to relax and is my way of undertaking mindfulness. I have some favourite woods near to me and I recently discovered Oversley Wood at Alcester. When I prepare for woodland photography then I overpack my camera case. I…
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Arriving at the JW Evans Silver Factory, I was immediately given a warm welcome on the steps by Carlton, one of the English Heritage guides at the site. His greeting set the tone for an enjoyable visit to this incredible property.
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The Golden Lion is roaring again, according to one of the badges that I picked up on my visit to this historic building during Birmingham Heritage Week. I have been fortunate to have been around the Golden Lion on two previous occasions.…
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