{"id":14530,"date":"2025-11-25T15:06:52","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T15:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/birminghammusicarchive.com\/?page_id=14530"},"modified":"2026-04-23T12:46:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T11:46:33","slug":"bham-town-hall-archive","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/birminghammusicarchive.com\/index.php\/bham-town-hall-archive\/","title":{"rendered":"Birmingham Town Hall Archive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"93\" src=\"https:\/\/birminghammusicarchive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bmusic_logo-300x93.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birminghammusicarchive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bmusic_logo-300x93.png 300w, https:\/\/birminghammusicarchive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bmusic_logo-768x237.png 768w, https:\/\/birminghammusicarchive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bmusic_logo-205x63.png 205w, https:\/\/birminghammusicarchive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bmusic_logo-480x148.png 480w, https:\/\/birminghammusicarchive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bmusic_logo.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-70fe19152079fb3cef55760bda8c2c67\" style=\"color:#64b1bb\">In 2025 B:Music joined forces with Birmingham Music Archive for an ambitious heritage project, Amplify Town Hall, which celebrated the past and supported the future of Birmingham\u2019s oldest events venue. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:90%\">\n<p>At the heart of the project was the desire to compile a new and comprehensive archive that would showcase the venue\u2019s unique heritage, sharing it with the public in a way that had never been possible before. Over 2,866 treasured items and memories were uncovered from music fans across the city, documenting decades of events and performances. A group of passionate volunteers painstakingly digitised and catalogued the materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The creation of this extensive digital archive was made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, we have been able to collate and share the extraordinary history of the Town Hall, protecting these important items and stories for future generations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/birminghammusicarchive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TNLHF_Acknowledgement_English_Stamp-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51360\" style=\"width:152px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birminghammusicarchive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TNLHF_Acknowledgement_English_Stamp-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/birminghammusicarchive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TNLHF_Acknowledgement_English_Stamp-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/birminghammusicarchive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TNLHF_Acknowledgement_English_Stamp-40x40.png 40w, https:\/\/birminghammusicarchive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TNLHF_Acknowledgement_English_Stamp-275x275.png 275w, https:\/\/birminghammusicarchive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TNLHF_Acknowledgement_English_Stamp-205x205.png 205w, https:\/\/birminghammusicarchive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TNLHF_Acknowledgement_English_Stamp.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Some of the images in this archive are copyrighted by the respective photographers. They may not be reproduced, distributed, or used in any form without prior written permission.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-073c7b001406de17b87113b4d7db63ba\" style=\"color:#64b1bb\">Explore the archive below<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"font-size:16px;--tainacan-base-font-size:16px;--tainacan-background-color:#ffffff;--tainacan-filter-menu-width-theme:20%;--tainacan-filters-inline-width:272px;--tainacan-input-color:#1d1d1d;--tainacan-input-background-color:#ffffff;--tainacan-input-border-color:#dbdbdb;--tainacan-label-color:#373839;--tainacan-info-color:#505253;--tainacan-heading-color:#000000;--tainacan-skeleton-color:#eeeeee;--tainacan-item-background-color:#ffffff;--tainacan-item-hover-background-color:#f2f2f2;--tainacan-item-heading-hover-background-color:#dbdbdb;--tainacan-primary:#d9eced;--tainacan-secondary:#187181\" class=\"wp-block-tainacan-faceted-search\"><main id=\"tainacan-items-page\" data-module=\"faceted-search\" data-term-id=\"460\" data-taxonomy=\"tnc_tax_447\" data-default-view-mode=\"masonry\" data-is-forced-view-mode=\"false\" data-enabled-view-modes=\"mosaic-legacy,grid,masonry,list,mosaic\" data-hide-filters=\"false\" data-hide-hide-filters-button=\"false\" data-hide-search=\"false\" data-hide-advanced-search=\"false\" data-hide-displayed-metadata-button=\"false\" data-hide-pagination-area=\"false\" data-hide-sorting-area=\"false\" data-hide-items-thumbnail=\"false\" data-hide-sort-by-button=\"false\" data-hide-exposers-button=\"true\" data-hide-items-per-page-button=\"false\" data-default-items-per-page=\"48\" data-hide-go-to-page-button=\"false\" data-show-filters-button-inside-search-control=\"false\" data-start-with-filters-hidden=\"false\" data-filters-as-modal=\"false\" data-show-inline-view-mode-options=\"false\" data-show-fullscreen-with-view-modes=\"false\" data-default-order=\"DESC\" data-default-orderby=\"date\" data-default-orderby-meta=\"\" data-default-orderby-type=\"\" data-should-not-hide-filters-on-mobile=\"false\" data-hide-filter-collapses=\"false\" data-display-filters-horizontally=\"false\"><\/main><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2025 B:Music joined forces with Birmingham Music Archive for an ambitious heritage project, Amplify Town Hall, which celebrated the past and supported the future of Birmingham\u2019s oldest events venue. 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