Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #15 in Birmingham, United Kingdom

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 10 sights
Distance 8.6 km
Ascend 148 m
Descend 129 m

Explore Birmingham in United Kingdom with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Birmingham

Sight 1: Aston Hall

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Aston HallTony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK / CC BY 2.0

Aston Hall is a Grade I listed Jacobean house in Aston, Birmingham, England, designed by John Thorpe and built between 1618 and 1635. It is a leading example of the Jacobean prodigy house.

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1134 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 2: St James Parish Church

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St James' Church is a parish church in the Church of England in Aston, Birmingham, England.

Wikipedia: St James' Church, Aston (EN)

737 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 3: The Bartons Arms

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The Bartons Arms is a public house in the High Street in the Newtown area of Aston, Birmingham, England.

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884 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 4: St Paul's

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St Paul's Church, Lozells is a Grade II listed redundant parish church in the Church of England in Birmingham now used by the Assemblies of the First Born Church of God.

Wikipedia: St Paul's Church, Lozells (EN)

974 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 5: St Silas

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St Silas' Church, Lozells is a Grade II listed redundant parish church in the Church of England in Birmingham now used by the Triumphant Church of God.

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1262 meters / 15 minutes

Sight 6: St Michael's Parish Handsworth

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St Michael's Church in St Michael's Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, England, is a Grade II listed, Church of England church, in the Diocese of Birmingham, built in 1851–1855, and described as "a major local landmark".

Wikipedia: St Michael's Church, Handsworth (EN)

90 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Soho House Museum

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Soho House is a museum run by Birmingham Museums Trust, celebrating Matthew Boulton's life, his partnership with James Watt, his membership of the Lunar Society of Birmingham and his contribution to the Midlands Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution. It is a Grade II* listed 18th-century house in Handsworth, part of Birmingham since 1911, but historically in the county of Staffordshire. It was the home of entrepreneur Matthew Boulton from 1766 until his death in 1809, and a regular meeting-place of the Lunar Society.

Wikipedia: Soho House (EN)

477 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 8: Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha

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The Gurdwara Sahib is a Sikh place of worship or Gurdwara in Handsworth, Birmingham, England. It was built in the late 1970s under the spiritual guidance of Sant Baba Puran Singh ji and the leadership of Norang Singh. The Spiritual leadership of the jatha is now continued through the vision of Mohinder Singh.

Wikipedia: Guru Nanak NSJ, Handsworth (EN)

1667 meters / 20 minutes

Sight 9: All Saints House

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All Saints House

All Saints' Hospital was a mental health hospital and facility in Winson Green, Birmingham, England.

Wikipedia: All Saints' Hospital, Winson Green (EN)

1371 meters / 16 minutes

Sight 10: Soho Foundry

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Soho Foundry Original uploader was Oosoom at en.wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0

Soho Foundry is a factory created in 1775 by Matthew Boulton and James Watt and their sons Matthew Robinson Boulton and James Watt Jr. at Smethwick, West Midlands, England, for the manufacture of steam engines. Now owned by Avery Weigh-Tronix, it is used for the manufacture of weighing machines.

Wikipedia: Soho Foundry (EN)

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