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Saracen's Head ceiling boss, Temple BalsallTemple Balsall
Heritage Weekend
13th & 14th
September 2008

Open:     Saturday 12 noon to 5 pm      Sunday 2 to 5 pm

Guided historical tours, special exhibitions
and refreshments on both days, plus:

Special Heritage Weekend Events:

Temple House lawn and the Autumn Fair, Temple BalsallSaturday 13th September

AUTUMN FAIR 12 noon to 5pm, featuring:
Pig Roast Lunch - Games and Stalls Cakes and Produce
Music by Birmingham Concert Band and Cantemus

The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Temple BalsallSunday 14th September
Guided tour of Temple Balsall Nature Reserve 3pm

CHORAL EVENSONG
St Mary's Church 6pm
sung by Birmingham Cathedral Choir
preacher: The Bishop of Birmingham

 
Traditional costume of the Dames, Temple Balsall 
Temple Balsall Heritage Weekend
This popular event, co-ordinated by the Civic Trust together with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport aims to stimulate public awareness of England’s rich architectural and cultural heritage by allowing free access to hundreds of properties that are normally closed to the public or that would usually charge admission.		  

 
The Court - the Almshouses at Temple BalsallLady Katherine Housing and Care
The famous seventeenth century Almshouses, sympathetically modernised, provide Supported Sheltered Housing and Residential Care for 56 older men and women. Learn about the continuing care facilities provided in this tranquil and historic environment.

 
 
The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Temple BalsallThe Church of St Mary the Virgin
This special building, the mid-13th century chapel of the crusading Knights Hospitaller, was saved from ruin in 1660 by Lady Anne Holbourne, elder sister of Lady Katherine Leveson. Later restored by Gilbert Scott in 1840, it now serves a thriving congregation. Notices displayed in the church will explain the architectural features and associated history, and a highlight will be Evensong with Birmingham Cathedral Choir at 6.00pm on the Sunday. You are also welcome to join us for Parish Eucharist at 10am this and every Sunday. The Churchyard is maintained to provide a peaceful haven for people, flowers, birds and wild animals, with the advice of the Living Churchyard Project.		  
 
Lady Katherine Leveson C of E Primary SchoolLady Katherine Leveson School
As well as visiting the original 18th-century School Room inside the Court you can also enjoy a wide range of displays and activities created by the children of today’s flourishing Church of England School on the theme of our school - our environment - our community. These will include a Victorian schoolroom with stalls and games, maypole dancing, performances by the school choir and a challenging childrens’ trail to find objects around the site.		  
 
17th Century household pottery from Temple BalsallThe Old Hall
The 12th Century aisled hall was the Preceptory of the Knights Templar Order and the building has been in use ever since. Displays here will focus on aspects of the history of Temple Balsall, including material from Parish Archives and on the first floor the 17th and 18th century crockery of the Evetts family, carefully recovered from a former cellar. 		 

Teas and Refreshments
Temple Balsall’s Refreshment Association and Women’s Institute join forces to sustain you in the tea tents on the lawn in front of Temple House.

Popular guided historical toursGuided tours of
historic Temple Balsall
The Master of the Foundation and Vicar of St Mary’s, the Revd Dr James Woodward, invites you to join him to share the history and traditions of the site at 2.15, 3.15 and 4.15 on both days, starting outside the Old Hall.

 

 
Car parking is situated off Fen End Road -
no parking on the road.
Disabled badge holders may park opposite the School.
Please follow the stewards' directions.

Heritage Weekend Autumn Fair

Visitors enjoying the Heritage Weekend and Autumn Fair.