Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #8 in Birmingham, United Kingdom

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Number of sights 13 sights
Distance 4.3 km
Ascend 67 m
Descend 105 m

Experience Birmingham in United Kingdom in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in BirminghamIndividual Sights in Birmingham

Sight 1: St. Thomas' Peace Garden

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St Thomas' Peace Garden is a small public park in Birmingham, England, designated as a monument to peace and a memorial to all those killed in armed conflict.

Wikipedia: St Thomas' Peace Garden (EN)

585 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 2: St. Catherine's Catholic Church

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St Catherine of Siena Church is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church situated on Bristol Street in Birmingham, in the Archdiocese of Birmingham. Founded in 1874, its parish church was demolished and replaced in 1964. It was run by the Missionary Society of St. Columban from 2005 to 2013.

Wikipedia: St Catherine of Siena Church, Birmingham (EN)

358 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: Pagoda

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A pagoda is a tiered tower with multiple eaves common to Thailand, Cambodia, Nepal, China, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Vietnam, and other parts of Asia. Most pagodas were built to have a religious function, most often Buddhist, but sometimes Taoist, and were often located in or near viharas. The pagoda traces its origins to the stupa, while its design was developed in ancient India. Chinese pagodas are a traditional part of Chinese architecture. In addition to religious use, since ancient times Chinese pagodas have been praised for the spectacular views they offer, and many classical poems attest to the joy of scaling pagodas.

Wikipedia: Chinese Pagoda (EN)

323 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre

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The Birmingham Hippodrome is a theatre situated on Hurst Street in the Chinese Quarter of Birmingham, England.

Wikipedia: Birmingham Hippodrome (EN), Website, Theatricalia

55 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Back To Backs

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Back To BacksTony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK / CC BY 2.0

The Birmingham Back to Backs are the city's last surviving court of back-to-back houses. They are preserved as examples of the thousands of similar houses that were built around shared courtyards, for the rapidly increasing population of Britain's expanding industrial towns. They are a very particular sort of British terraced housing. This sort of housing was deemed unsatisfactory, and the passage of the Public Health Act 1875 meant that no more were built; instead byelaw terraced houses took their place. This court, at 50–54 Inge Street and 55–63 Hurst Street, is now operated as a historic house museum by the National Trust.

Wikipedia: Birmingham Back to Backs (EN), Website

261 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Meridian House

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Meridian House Elliott Brown / CC BY-SA 2.0

Ringway Centre is a Grade B locally listed building located on Smallbrook Queensway in the city centre of Birmingham, England. The six-storey, 230 metres (750 ft) long building was designed by architect James Roberts as part of the Inner Ring Road scheme in the 1950s and is notable for its gentle sweeping curved frontal elevation.

Wikipedia: Ringway Centre (EN)

592 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 7: Birmingham Moor Street

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Birmingham Moor Street, also known as Moor Street station, is one of three main railway stations in the city centre of Birmingham, England, along with Birmingham New Street and Birmingham Snow Hill.

Wikipedia: Birmingham Moor Street railway station (EN)

716 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 8: The Institute

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The InstituteTony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK / CC BY 2.0

The Digbeth Institute (currently known for sponsorship reasons as the O2 Institute) is a music venue located in Birmingham, England. The venue opened in 1908 as a mission of Carrs Lane Congregational Church. It has also served as an event centre, civic building and nightclub.

Wikipedia: Digbeth Institute (EN), Website

111 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: J. F. Kennedy Memorial

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The J. F. Kennedy Memorial in Birmingham, England, is a memorial mosaic mural to John F. Kennedy, by Kenneth Budd.

Wikipedia: J. F. Kennedy Memorial, Birmingham (EN)

225 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 10: The Anchor

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The Anchor Inn is one of the oldest public houses in Digbeth, Birmingham, England, dating back to 1797. The current building was constructed in 1901 to a design by James and Lister Lea for the Holt Brewery Company. The terracotta on the façade is believed to have come from the Hathern Station Brick and Terracotta Company of Loughborough. On 10 December 1991 the building was designated Grade II listed building status, along with other nearby pubs such as the White Swan. The pub won the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) award of 'Regional Pub of the Year' in 1996/7, 1998/9, 2003/4 and again 2007/8. The pub was taken over by Julian Rose-Gibbs in 2016, after being in the hands of the Keane family who ran it for 43 years.

Wikipedia: Anchor Inn, Birmingham (EN), Website

408 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 11: Saint Anne's Catholic Church

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Saint Anne's Catholic ChurchTony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK / CC BY 2.0

St Anne's Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church on Alcester Street in Digbeth, part of the city centre of Birmingham. It was founded by Saint John Henry Newman in 1849. It was moved to a new building in 1884 designed by London architects Albert Vicars and John O'Neill, who also designed St Hugh's Church in Lincoln, and helped design St Peter's Cathedral in Belfast.

Wikipedia: St Anne's Church, Birmingham (EN)

337 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 12: The Old Crown

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The Old Crown Original uploader was Oosoom at en.wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Old Crown, a pub in Deritend, claims to be one of the oldest extant secular buildings in Birmingham, England. It is Grade II* listed, and claims to date back to c. 1368, retaining its "black and white" timber frame, although almost all of the present building dates from the early 16th century.

Wikipedia: The Old Crown, Birmingham (EN)

320 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 13: St Basil's Centre

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St Basil's Church, Deritend is a Grade II listed former parish church in the Church of England in Birmingham.

Wikipedia: St Basil's Church, Deritend (EN)

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