Professor Carl Chinn, MBE
12.1 miles / 19.5 kilometres
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Points of Interest
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Parks & Open Spaces
1 - Centenary Square
Centenary Square was so named in 1989 to mark the centenary of Birmingham becoming a city. It is bordered by Birmingham Repertory Theatre, the Library, ...
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Heritage & Monuments
2 - Hall of Memory
The Hall of Memory in Centenary Square is a war memorial, erected between 1922 and 1925 to commemorate the 12,500 citizens of Birmingham who died ...
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Museum & Galleries
3 - Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery in Chamberlain Square is run by the Birmingham Museums Trust and contains a collection of international importance. This ranges from ...
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Landmark & Views
4 - Birmingham Assay Office
Birmingham Assay Office was founded in 1773 to provide assaying (testing) and hallmarking of precious metal items (gold, silver, platinum and palladium) as required by ...
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Museum & Galleries
5 - The Museum of the Jewellery Quarter
The Museum of the Jewellery Quarter at 75-79 Vyse Street was originally a factory producing gold jewellery, which became known worldwide. It was run by ...
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Landmark & Views
6 - The Chamberlain Clock & the Warstone Lane Cemetery
The Chamberlain Clock is an Edwardian clock made in cast iron and was erected in 1903 to celebrate Joseph Chamberlain’s tour of South Africa as ...
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Museum & Galleries
7 - The Pen Museum
The Pen Museum is in the Argent Centre, a grade II* building, at 60 Frederick Street, in the Jewellery Quarter. The Argent Centre was formerly ...
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Museum & Galleries
8 - Coffin Works
Coffin Works are housed in the Newman Brothers Museum, a grade II* building, at 13-15 Fleet Street in the Jewellery Quarter. It displays high class ...
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Landmark & Views
9 - The Black Sabbath Bench
The Black Sabbath Bench is a heavy metal bench on Broad Street which sits above the bridge off Canal Street and celebrates Birmingham’s best known ...
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Landmark & Views
10 - Worcester and Birmingham Canal
Worcester and Birmingham Canal – This section of the walk leads the walker from the University of Birmingham campus (near the university station) to the ...
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Landmark & Views
11 - The University of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham is the 7th largest university in Britain, with over 23,000 undergraduates and over 12,600 postgraduate students. It received its royal charter ...
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Museum & Galleries
12 - The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
The Barber Institute of Fine Arts is an art gallery and concert hall, at the East Gate of the University of Birmingham. It was opened ...
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Museum & Galleries
13 - Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park
Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park is a small zoo on the edge of Cannon Hill Park. The zoo is built on what a former 16th century ...
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Museum & Galleries
14 - Midlands Arts Centre
The Midland Arts Centre is an arts complex on an 8.6 acre site, Cannon Hill Park, for theatre, dance, music and comedy shows. There is ...
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Landmark & Views
15 - Edgbaston Cricket Ground
Edgbaston Cricket Ground, the County Ground or Edgbaston Stadium, is a famous cricket ground, generally considered to be one of England’s leading cricket grounds. It ...
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Places of Worship
16 - Highgate Baptist Church
Highgate Baptist Church, originally called Hope Street Chapel, on Conybere Street, is famous for having Rev Peter Thomas Stanford (1860-1909) as Birmingham’s first black minister, ...
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Landmark & Views
17 - The Hippodrome
The Hippodrome is a cultural hub for theatrical performances, art and culture, located on Hurst Street in the Chinese quarter on Southside. It is considered ...
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Landmark & Views
18 - Bullring & Grand Central
The Bullring is the city’s major shopping centre. When combined with Grand Central (to which it is connected via a link bridge) it is largest city centre ...
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Places of Worship
19 - St. Philip’s Cathedral
St Philip’s Cathedral in Colmore Row, is a Church of England cathedral and the seat of the Bishops of Birmingham. It was originally built in ...
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Landmark & Views
20 - Birmingham Town Hall
The Town Hall is a concert hall and popular venue for events opened in 1834 at Victoria Square. It was built by Joseph Hansom (1803-82), ...
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