In Search of the River Rea
London is on the Thames, Paris on the Seine, Liverpool on the Mersey and Birmingham is on …. the river Rea! This is the story of the growth of Birmingham from humble origins on the river Rea at Digbeth.
Search for relatives of sunken sub crew ends in Ladywood!
A Ladywood man has been identified as being a member of crew on a Dutch submarine that sank off Norway in 1940. A major exploration is underway to find the wreck of the submarine O13. TNT has been invited to a wreath laying ceremony on a Royal Dutch Navy vessel in July.
Perrott’s Folly history revealed by TNT – 2002 Archive
Perrott’s Folly is getting some publicity over plans to improve the building and open it to the public. Ten years ago that was the plan … and we’re still waiting. At the time TNT compiled this report about the history of the building.
Unhappy Anniversary For Ladywood Baths
Ladywood’s Monument Road baths closed for the final time in February 1992, an amazing twenty years ago this month! The building was demolished in 1994 and since then local people have been campaigning to have a new baths built. This is how TNT presenter Darren Cannan reported the closure of the much loved baths in…
200th anniversary of the death of Matthew Boulton
It was 200 years ago to the day that Matthew Boulton died. Many thousands of people travel along Broad Street everyday and go past his statue without knowing anything about him. Now our film will help to tell people who he is and what he did. He was a wealthy, industrial person who helped to…