Friction Arts – People's Heritage Co-operative

Archiving the Wholesale Market

The Wholesale Market covers 0.5 square miles in the city centre Birmingham rag market, indoor and outdoor market are easy

Putting together a good exhibition can be good fun and rewarding – it takes a lot of thought and, depending

On a cold, wet evening in Digbeth, at the home of Friction Arts, we meet to discuss heritage for the

For over forty years there’s been a Carboot on the site of the Wholesale Market in Birmingham, but with plans

Sunday morning we arrive at the car boot, packed with people and traders. We have cameras and are ready to

Friction Arts documenting our Wholesale market For many people who call Birmingham home, the Markets are an afterthought, a part