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No.147 After a bit of an absence the fabulous Birmingham Bull celebrating the for - I hope you enjoy and I promise to post a bit more regularly! (based on photo by )

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2022-08-29

Happy Birthday EBJ! Born in 1833, Birmingham, he became friends with William Morris at Oxford and was persuaded by Rossetti to become an artist and spurn his liturgical career.

Entitled ‘The Golden Stairs’ this was described as ‘beyond all question the painter’s masterpiece’.

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2022-08-28

Sarehole Mill, just down the road from where I went to school, partly inspired The Shire. Birmingham Uni is reflected in Isengard, and the dark land of Mordor is a representation of the polluted, Industrial Revolution-era Black Country. The list goes on. 🧙🏻‍♂️

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2022-08-28

Our touring exhibition 'Found Objects, Lost Cities: Women in the City' at now has billboards!
Tag us in your shots of the Birmingham designs by , x & Haseebah Ali before they disappear

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2022-08-21

If you're at this weekend, stop by the STET Publishing booth and say hello to Glenn! We have gryphon and dragon books, stickers, and t-shirts. We even have cute gryphon book flash drives loaded with the ebooks and audiobooks of me, Glenn Birmingham, and John Bailey.

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2022-08-20

hello my brittish friends

what is the BEST tattoo place in birmingham?

I need to book my .... jarate tattoo.... ... . yeah..

atleast a lot of the contenders are REALLY cool

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2022-08-18

17 August 1940 - Gwen's adventures in begin. She arrives in the woods of after a bomb lands near her Birmingham home. She will soon find out that Rowan & Elder are on opposite sides in an ancient conflict- testing her courage & kindness 🫣

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2022-08-17

So pleased to be adding the “Bull with no name” to the collection of Birmingham bulls I’ve illustrated over the past 2 years.
Just Perry and the Selfridges bull left to draw.

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2022-08-12

There's three! 😍
Designer A W N Pugin & manufacturer John Hardman & Co., Birmingham.
And you can now view and download them here https://t.co/ZnKuc3AtO3

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2022-08-11

This gorgeous image is new to me, sharing my joy! Stained glass window and tracery, c. 1850. Designed by A W N Pugin and manufactured by John Hardman & Co., Birmingham.

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2022-08-10

Stream is going to be late today unfortunately. I had a meeting in Birmingham and I'm still trying to get back.

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2022-08-09

This weekend: Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi Micro Film Festival: The Same Track

Until Aug 7 Part of at Festival Sites around Birmingham
Details here: https://t.co/TvUTly58HS

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2022-08-06

For years ‘Honeysuckle’ (1883) was assumed to have been designed by William Morris. However, the bestseller was by his daughter, May Morris. An embroiderer, designer, jeweller + activist, she was a leading member of the Arts + Crafts Movement, teaching at Birmingham School of Art

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2022-08-06