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The toll of destruction is truly depressing.<\/p>\n

RIP Cradley Heath\u00a0<\/strong>Caroline Carr<\/em>\u00a0catalogues the lost buildings of Cradley Heath<\/p>\n

Two West Midlands Arts and Crafts architects<\/strong>\u00a0Andy Foster<\/em>\u00a0outlines the life of A.T. Butler, and\u00a0John Thomas<\/em>\u00a0describes the work of William J.H. Weller<\/p>\n

Recycling historic buildings<\/strong>\u00a0David Trevis-Smith<\/em>\u00a0on the work of the West Midlands Historic Buildings Trust<\/p>\n

Twenty years of the Northern Viaduct Trust<\/strong>\u00a0Gordon Biddle,\u00a0<\/em>Chairman of the Trust, tells how the The Victorian Society helped a small group of people to restore three listed viaducts for public use<\/p>\n

House Notes: Improving energy efficiency<\/strong>\u00a0Moses Jenkins<\/em>\u00a0describes ways of reducing energy loss in traditional buildings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

July 2009 This issue of the Victorian looks at the West Midlands, and Cradley Heath in particular, best known by speedway enthusiasts as the home of the Cradley Heath Heathens. 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