Preserving our Heritage
Since the tragic destruction of Highfield House and the devastation of its grounds, thoughts about Hall Green’s history and heritage have been brought right to the forefront of people’s minds. The developers have finished their demolition and reduced the site at the corner of Highfield Road and Robin Hood Lane to a dismal wasteland.
The Hall Green Preservation Group that was started due to the loss of the locally listed Highfield House is now going from strength to strength with more local residents joining every week. The preservation group has made good headway into researching certain local properties and at the next meeting we will look into moving things forward with a view to getting them statutorily listed. Statutory listing offers a good deal more protection than local listing - which was shown to be practically worthless if planners do not have the will to make it meaningful.
Anyone who is interested in preserving and protecting their local heritage (including both the built and natural environments) or who would like to find out more about the activities of the preservation group will be most welcome.
For further details of HGPG, either email Councillor Michael Wilkes as michael.wilkes@birmingham.gov.uk or call Councillor Paula Smith on 0121-778-6679.
