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Mounted blue plaque to Marie Bethell Beauclerc with text reading: First female reporter in England. Pioneer of shorthand and typewriting and amaneunsis to George Dawson. Pitman shorthand also features.

Oct 18, 2020

A blue plaque for England’s first female reporter, Marie Bethell Beauclerc (1845-1897)

Sep 17, 2020

Blue plaque unveiled for pioneering industrialist

May 09, 2020

Embracing nature and heritage – Birmingham walks and trails

18th-century book bound in red and gold

Apr 06, 2020

Boulton’s Baskerville family bible saved

18th-century book bound in red and gold

Mar 09, 2020

Appeal to save Boulton’s Baskerville bible

Corner shot of brick housing, shops on the bottom and private accomodation on first floor, chimneys and blue skies also seen

Mar 06, 2020

William Haywood Award Nominee: Birmingham Back to Backs