Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Birmingham, United Kingdom

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 10 sights
Distance 4.3 km
Ascend 49 m
Descend 72 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: Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition of the Theotokos and St. Andreas

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Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition of the Theotokos and St. Andreas Original uploader was Oosoom at en.wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Cathedral Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God and St. Andrew is a Greek Orthodox cathedral on Summer Hill Terrace in Birmingham, England, dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos and St Andreas. In 1958 the first Greek Orthodox Church in Birmingham was inaugurated. Regular liturgies began in Birmingham conducted by the first permanent priest, Father Nicodemos Anagnostou.

Wikipedia: Birmingham Orthodox Cathedral (EN)

336 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 2: The Pen Museum

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The Pen Museum is a museum in Birmingham, England, covering the history of Birmingham's steel pen trade. The only museum in the United Kingdom devoted to the history of the pen making industry, the Pen Museum explains how Birmingham became the centre of the world pen trade.

Wikipedia: Pen Museum (EN), Url

10 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 3: The Argent Centre

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The Argent Centre is a Grade II* listed building on the corner of Frederick Street and Legge Road in the Jewellery Quarter of Birmingham, England.

Wikipedia: Argent Centre (EN)

305 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: Chamberlain Clock

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The Chamberlain Clock is an Edwardian, cast-iron, clock tower in the Jewellery Quarter of Birmingham, England. It was erected in 1903 to mark Joseph Chamberlain's tour of South Africa between 26 December 1902 and 25 February 1903, after the end of the Second Boer War. The clock was unveiled during Chamberlain's lifetime, in January 1904 by Mary Crowninshield Endicott, Joseph Chamberlain's third wife.

Wikipedia: Chamberlain Clock (EN)

489 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 5: Museum of the Jewellery Quarter

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The Museum of the Jewellery Quarter is a museum at 75-79 Vyse Street in Hockley, Birmingham, England. It is one of the nine museums run by the Birmingham Museums Trust, the largest independent museums trust in the United Kingdom.

Wikipedia: Museum of the Jewellery Quarter (EN), Website

389 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 6: Blue Orange Theatre

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The Blue Orange Theatre is an independent theatre located in the Jewellery Quarter in the centre of Birmingham, England. It was founded by the local producer and director Mark Webster and opened in April 2011, aiming to showcase new drama and writing from the city.

Wikipedia: Blue Orange Theatre (EN), Url

14 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 7: J Ashford & Sons

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The former Ashford & Sons factory in Birmingham, England is a Grade II* listed building in Arts & Crafts style.

Wikipedia: J. Ashford & Son building (EN)

783 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 8: Queens Arms

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The Queen's Arms is a Grade II listed public house in Birmingham, England, built c. 1870. It is noted for the tiled art nouveau signage on its exterior, which was remodelled in 1901 to the designs of the architect, Joseph D. Ward for its then owners, Mitchells & Butlers.

Wikipedia: Queen's Arms, Birmingham (EN)

1594 meters / 19 minutes

Sight 9: Aston Junction

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Aston Junction is the name of the canal junction where the Digbeth Branch Canal terminates and meets the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal near to Aston, Birmingham, England.

Wikipedia: Aston Junction (EN)

354 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 10: Boulton & Watt Blowing Engine 1817

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The Grazebrook Engine is an 1817 beam engine that was used for blowing air over the hot coals of a blast furnace to increase the heat. It is now found as sentinel sculpture on the Dartmouth Circus roundabout at the entrance of the A38(M) in Birmingham, England. It is believed to be the largest steam engine used in Birmingham.

Wikipedia: Grazebrook beam engine (EN)

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