A hall of memories; THE Heritage Lottery Fund has announced it is giving Birmingham City Council pounds 10 million towards the pounds 23 million needed to return the city's Town Hall to its former glory. Here, Birmingham historian VIVIAN BIRD recalls the building's glory days at the heart of the city.

From: Birmingham Evening Mail (England) | Date: August 11, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

THE PROPOSED re-opening of Birmingham Town Hall takes me back to its last re-opening, which I attended on April 12 1927 aged 16, little realising how great a background to my life that glorious building would become.

I had seen earlier the murals of city life by art students obliterated by the 1926/7 renovation.

The celebration concert included Beethoven's overture The Consecration of the House performed by the City of Birmingham Orchestra conducted by Adrian Boult, and an organ recital by G D Cunningham, the city organist, whose free Wednesday midday concerts I was to ...

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