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Your heritage in the heart of England www.birminghamheritage.org.uk Bells Farm House BIRMINGHAM Bells Farm Close, Druids Heath, HERITAGE FORUM B14 5QP www.birminghamheritage.org.uk 0121 433 3532 Assay Office Birmingham Birmingham Botanical Gardens Icknield Street, Westbourne Road, B18 6RZ B15 3TR 0121 236 6951 0121 454 1860 Aston Hall Birmingham Cathedral (St Philip’s) Trinity Road, Colmore Row, B6 6JD B3 2QB 0121 348 8100 0121 262 1840 Aston Parish Church Birmingham and Midland Institute Witton Lane, 9, Margaret Street, B6 6QA B3 3BS 0121 327 3880 0121 236 3591 Away2canal Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery The Waters Edge, Chamberlain Square, Brindleyplace, B3 3DH B1 2JB 0121 348 8038 0121 647 7151 Back to Backs Birmingham Oratory Hurst Street/ Hagley Road, Inge Street, Edgbaston, B5 4TE B16 8UE 0121 666 7671 0121 454 0496 Barber Institute of Fine Arts Birmingham Parish Church (St Martin’s) University of Edgbaston Street, Birmingham, B5 5BB B15 2TS 0121 600 6020 0121 414 7333 Birmingham Tours The Harry Gem Project See Heritage Forum The History of Lawn website Tennis 0121 427 2555 See Heritage Forum website Blakesley Hall Hippodrome Heritage Project Blakesley Road, Hurst Street, Yardley, Southside, B25 8RN B5 4TB 0121 348 8120 0121 689 1085 Brandwood End Cemetery Friends History West Midlands Woodthorpe Road, www.historywm.com B14 6EQ 01789 766098 0121 605 4316 Castle Bromwich Hall Gardens Holy Trinity Parish Church Chester Road, Trinity Hill, Castle Bromwich, Mill Street, B36 9BT B72 1TF 0121 749 4100 0121 321 1144 Capability Brown Lapworth Museum of Geology See Heritage Forum University of website Birmingham, B15 2TT 0121 414 7294 The Coffin Works The Library of Birmingham 13-15 Fleet Street, Centenary Square, B3 1JP B1 2ND 0121 233 4790 0121 242 4242 Handsworth Old Town Hall Martineau Gardens Slack Lane, Priory Road, Handsworth, Edgbaston, B20 2JL B5 7UG 0121 554 6762 0121 440 7430 Moor Pool Heritage Trust Pugin’s Birmingham Moor Pool Hall, His Legacy in the City The Circle, See Heritage Forum Harborne, B17 9DY website 0121 426 2908 Moseley Dovecote RBSA Gallery Alcester Road, Brook Street, Moseley, B13 8JL B3 1SA See Heritage Forum 0121 236 4353 website Moseley Icehouse St Alban the Martyr Church Alcester Road, Conybere Street, Moseley, B13 8DD Highgate, B12 0YH See Heritage Forum See Heritage Forum website website Moseley Road Baths Friends St Chad’s Cathedral Moseley Road, Saint Chad’s Balsall Heath, Queensway, B12 9BX B4 6EU 0121 464 0150 0121 230 6201 Museum of the Jewellery Quarter St Margaret’s Church Vyse Street, Saint Margarets Road, Hockley, Ward End, B18 6HA B8 2BA 0121 348 8140 0121 326 9983 New Hall Mill St Mary’s Church Wylde Green Road, Hampstead Road, Sutton Coldfield, Handsworth, B76 1QU B20 2RW 0121 351 4170 0121 554 3407 The Pen Museum St Mary’s Convent Frederick Street, Hunters Road, Hockley, Handsworth, B1 3HS B19 1EB 0121 236 9834 0121 554 3271 Saint Nicolas Place Special Collections 81 The Green, University of Kings Norton, Birmingham, B38 8RU B15 2TT 0121 458 1223 0121 414 5839 St Paul’s Church Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum St Paul’s Square, Millennium Point, B3 1QZ Curzon Street, 0121 236 7858 B4 7XG 0121 348 8000 Sarehole Mill Tolkien's Birmingham @ Cole Bank Road, See Heritage Forum Hall Green, website B13 0BD 0121 348 8160 Selly Manor Museum Transport Museum Wythall Maple Road, Chapel Lane, Bournville, Wythall, B30 2AE B47 6JX 0121 472 0199 01564 826471 Selly Oak Park Friends Vintage Trains Gibbins Road, 670, Warwick Road, B29 6QR Tyseley, 0121 707 3751 B11 2HL 0121 708 4960 Sherborne Wharf Heritage Boats Weoley Castle Ruins Fiddle and Bone, Alwold Road, Sheepcote Street, Weoley Castle, B16 8AE B29 5RJ 0121 454 5367 0121 348 8160 Soho House Winterbourne House and Garden Soho Avenue, Edgbaston Park Road, Handsworth, B18 5LB B15 2RT 0121 348 8150 0121 414 3003 Birmingham Heritage Forum @HeritageBham This leaflet will help you plan your visit to experience the City’s rich heritage. For more detailed information and links to Heritage Forum members’ own websites, please go to: www.birminghamheritage.org.uk For further tourism and heritage information please go to: www.visitbirmingham.com Visit Birmingham is the city’s EAT / SEE / DO / STAY @visit_bham official leisure tourism With exciting attractions, world- programme for greater class culture, an outstanding VisitBham Birmingham. As one of the most restaurant and food scene and a visited city regions in the UK, full calendar of festivals and www.visitbirmingham.com attracting 38 million visitors a events, there is something for year, greater Birmingham is a everyone, whether you have a must-visit destination for all. few hours or a whole weekend. Many of the venues in this brochure take part in Heritage Open Days. To check on venue opening details visit: www.heritageopendays.org.uk Denotes members participating this year BLUE BADGE TOURIST GUIDES We can help you. See the tour guides section of the website, or call direct: Birmingham Tours 0121 427 2555 Roger Bailey 024 7669 1212 Guiding You Ltd. 07788 581539 Mary Moore 0121 705 1364 Guide-Link Booking 01789 772786 Ann Nunn 0121 705 2538 Diana Perowne 0121 472 6633 Supported by: .
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