Birmingham Walking Tour: Canals, Victorians & Today (1:30pm)
Birmingham Walking Tour: Canals, Victorians & Today (1:30pm)
Birmingham Walking Tour: Canals, Victorians & Today (1:30pm)
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Discover Birmingham’s past, present, and future on this two-hour walking tour starting at the Library of Birmingham. Explore canals, the city’s Georgian industrial pioneers, Victorian-era social and structural change, and today’s striking architecture. We reflect on the modern city’s diverse population and ongoing transformation. Tours are led by local experts including Jonathan Berg, author and photographer of Discovering Birmingham, and Michael Harrison, a specialist in 20th-century architecture. Each household receives a free copy of the book as a lasting memento. We also support Sifa Fireside, helping Birmingham’s homeless community.
Itinerary
Library of Birmingham
10 minsAdmission Ticket FreeWe start and finish at this amazing new liibrary that is one of the major tourist attractions of BirminghamInternational Convention Centre Birmingham
10 minsAdmission Ticket FreeWe look at Symphony Hall ad the ICC and it's role in the city.Brindleyplace
10 minsAdmission Ticket FreeWe look at the history of Brindleyplace as well as the modern day.Gas Street Basin
15 minsAdmission Ticket FreeWe consider the coming of the canals and look at this amazingly atmospheric centre of the Country's canal network.Victoria Square
10 minsAdmission Ticket FreeWe consider public art and also the development of Birmingham during the Victorian period. We look at the developments in the up to date cityChamberlain Square
10 minsAdmission Ticket FreeWe look at the way Birmingham is moving into the future.Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
2 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedWe pass the entrance and see the amazing 1880s design of the double portico.The Mailbox
5 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedWe see the conversion of the former post office sorting office into a mixed use development which includes the Birmingham headquarters of the BBC.The Cube
1 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedThe cube is major development at the back part of the Mailbox development. Views from the upper floors are among the best in the city.Ikon Gallery(Pass by)
Admission Ticket FreeThe Ikon Gallery was originally built as a school and is one of over forty built by the architects Martin & Chamberlain.Hall of Memory
5 minsAdmission Ticket FreeArt Deco style memorial built originally in 1925 to remember the fallen of the First World War but now includes WW II and more recent conflicts. Houses some fantastic art deco features including William Bloye tablets.ICC Mall
10 minsAdmission Ticket FreeThe main route from Centenary Square to the canalside.Birmingham Town Hall
5 minsAdmission Ticket FreeThe oldest building in Victoria Square dating from 1834.
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