tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post2287268717509146172..comments2023-06-02T14:56:35.057+01:00Comments on The Book Trunk: Birmingham's Spectacular CatacombsChristine Hardinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-30286153237606954832012-10-04T17:02:10.312+01:002012-10-04T17:02:10.312+01:00Thank you, I really enjoyed reading this post :) i...Thank you, I really enjoyed reading this post :) it's so considered and well researched. I love places like this, but I wish they were better preserved because one day they will simply disappear and take all their history with them. It's a shame that it's all bricked up too - even though it would be pretty spooky to walk inside, but imagine how interesting it would be?! Anyway, I wanted to comment because I've not been in the area for long and I came across this post while looking for filming locations for my friend's music project. This looks like a really good place and it's not far from our <a href="http://www.silverdoor.co.uk/serviced-apartments/birmingham" rel="nofollow">Birmingham apartment</a> as it happens! So I wanted to thank you and say carry on writing. This was a great help :) Layla xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-74212704517476650202012-09-30T21:21:23.555+01:002012-09-30T21:21:23.555+01:00It is so extraordinary to look at, with such a str...It is so extraordinary to look at, with such a strange story, it really grips the imagination.Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-63024315976828245102012-09-30T21:12:45.905+01:002012-09-30T21:12:45.905+01:00It makes you think, doesn't it...It makes you think, doesn't it...Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-53439014869130500392012-09-30T17:25:32.064+01:002012-09-30T17:25:32.064+01:00What interesting history! That would be a bit gris...What interesting history! That would be a bit grisly... not exactly the first place you'd hurry to visit, and yet, wow. Thx for sharing!!Laura BurgandyIcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12829653478549763677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-76150162402991347972012-09-30T11:18:05.793+01:002012-09-30T11:18:05.793+01:00What a great find and so close by. Looks like you ...What a great find and so close by. Looks like you made up for not knowing about them with plenty of information. Who knows what will happen to our bodies when we're gone. Hopefully, we won't care. <a href="http://paulita-ponderings.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Here's Mine</a>Paulita https://www.blogger.com/profile/14237320966048538408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-53854213503483749592012-09-30T08:30:20.026+01:002012-09-30T08:30:20.026+01:00Thank you Edgar. I think moving the bodies sounds ...Thank you Edgar. I think moving the bodies sounds very bizarre indeed - I'm not surprised it was done at night. Apparently the church they were transferred from had its own catacombs, so perhaps they were quite common, but it's not something I've encountered before. Presumably, as well as saving space, the Catacombs must have been cheaper as well - like the unmarked graves for paupers perhaps.Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-29611058298316314912012-09-30T08:25:41.068+01:002012-09-30T08:25:41.068+01:00There is a group of of volunteers who do maintenan...There is a group of of volunteers who do maintenance, and they have logged the graves and monuments at Key Hill, but I'm not sure how much research has been done at this site in Warstone Road. At one point I believe they were part of some kind of ghost tour, but again, I'm not sure if this is still done, or how often, and there doesn't seem to be a lot of information in them in the publicity leaflets produced by Birmingham City Council.Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-52644337681082147912012-09-30T08:20:29.003+01:002012-09-30T08:20:29.003+01:00Diane, I was knocked out by the Catacombs and the ...Diane, I was knocked out by the Catacombs and the history of the site. It was so incredible.Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-5484485606952706562012-09-30T08:18:01.516+01:002012-09-30T08:18:01.516+01:00Thank you Esme. Thank you Esme. Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-19445333597643939392012-09-30T08:17:07.707+01:002012-09-30T08:17:07.707+01:00I've said it before, but I will say it again -...I've said it before, but I will say it again - there's a lot to be said for progress!Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-15411333599929120702012-09-30T08:16:21.331+01:002012-09-30T08:16:21.331+01:00Brona, if you do revisit the UK, do go to Birmingh...Brona, if you do revisit the UK, do go to Birmingham. People think it's all modern, and industries, but it's not - apart from the catacombs there are incredible canals, a Georgian church with all its box pews (the Jewellery Quarter again), two cathedrals (one, designed by Pugin, is the most ornate building inside I've ever seen), and a museum and art gallery with an amazing pre-Raphaelite collection... and lots of other stuff as well!Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-76704348383884058122012-09-30T08:10:36.827+01:002012-09-30T08:10:36.827+01:00It is definitely macabre Alex - graveyards/burials...It is definitely macabre Alex - graveyards/burials obviously have a history all of their own.Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-3301196347681069462012-09-30T08:09:06.172+01:002012-09-30T08:09:06.172+01:00Since I got made redundant I've had time to ex...Since I got made redundant I've had time to explore locally, and I'm really enjoying it - especially the places like this, which are free and easily accessible!Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-28913017186627789962012-09-30T06:11:55.004+01:002012-09-30T06:11:55.004+01:00I can not imagine moving 600 formerly buried bodie...I can not imagine moving 600 formerly buried bodies and at night.<br />Interesting history. I wonder before why catacombs instead of ordinary cemetery. Your blog answers my question.<br />Very nice photos.<br />edgarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05244431245341788001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-3305435038551119082012-09-30T02:05:59.814+01:002012-09-30T02:05:59.814+01:00How interesting! Some cities have historical group...How interesting! Some cities have historical groups that do nothing but raise monies for ongoing restoration and landscaping, historical research, and tours of their cemeteries. There is so much history in these sacred places!Susan Lindquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04039551683129884367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-18366547405477383272012-09-30T01:43:29.735+01:002012-09-30T01:43:29.735+01:00Christine, these photos and info were some amazing...Christine, these photos and info were some amazing/interesting.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-21822323979685087202012-09-30T01:03:48.694+01:002012-09-30T01:03:48.694+01:00This is quite interesting. The grounds are quite ...This is quite interesting. The grounds are quite lovely.Esmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01558695355351437784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-1417471020374710712012-09-30T00:18:18.478+01:002012-09-30T00:18:18.478+01:00So glad to be living in this day and age....happy ...So glad to be living in this day and age....happy week-end♫♪Lmkazmierczakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17286730342157793063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-11364137052267484632012-09-30T00:03:38.256+01:002012-09-30T00:03:38.256+01:00I love that our local areas can still throw up sur...I love that our local areas can still throw up surprises :-)<br />Like you, I would have said they were ancient Roman ruins. Roaming around cemeteries is a fascinating thing to do. Thanks for providing the history. of this particular one - if I ever get back to the UK I'll have so many things on my to see list!Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-43446972865257581682012-09-29T23:49:49.016+01:002012-09-29T23:49:49.016+01:00How macabre to have such an odd remnant of the pas...How macabre to have such an odd remnant of the past so close to the city!Alex in Leedshttp://www.alexinleeds.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-17199398396776767072012-09-29T23:26:58.757+01:002012-09-29T23:26:58.757+01:00Isn't it funny the pieces of history we don...Isn't it funny the pieces of history we don't know about our own area? What a great find!Cheryl @ Tales of the Marveloushttp://marveloustales.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-62313461299654957952012-09-29T22:02:20.986+01:002012-09-29T22:02:20.986+01:00Glad you enjoyed it Irene - I cannot understand wh...Glad you enjoyed it Irene - I cannot understand why Birmingham doesn't make more of the Catacombs.<br />Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-43682076689654526792012-09-29T21:31:55.859+01:002012-09-29T21:31:55.859+01:00What fabulous history. Thanks.What fabulous history. Thanks.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15171389134207433317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-62991602430857818722012-09-29T20:10:45.659+01:002012-09-29T20:10:45.659+01:00Sim, I picked up Madeline Miller's 'The So...Sim, I picked up Madeline Miller's 'The Song of Achilles' in a charity shop last week, published by Bloomsbury - with the text printed in Baskerville, and an explanatory note about it! So it is still used!Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-73200041464180154722012-09-29T19:59:53.840+01:002012-09-29T19:59:53.840+01:00They are amazing Alyce - they must have looked ver...They are amazing Alyce - they must have looked very grand when they first built. Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.com