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University attractions University locations Explore The University’s principal campuses There is no charge to park at the University The Sculpture Trail after 6pm or at the weekend. Overnight Works of sculpture are key features of the main Edgbaston campus. The Barber Institute of Fine Arts (R14) has a collection that are to the south west of Birmingham, parking is not permitted. Visitors who require (All sculpture is part of the University of Birmingham collections provides a stunning overview of western European art since the in Edgbaston and Selly Oak. access to the main campus should contact except those marked with an asterisk) 13th century with work by artists including Botticelli, Degas, Van the department they are visiting to request a n Equestrian Statue of King George I (Near R14)* Dyck, Monet, Manet, Turner and Van Gogh. The Institute also hosts A Children’s Hospital NHS Trust parking permit which should be dated and Bronze, 1717–22; Workshop of John Nost the Elder a wealth of musical events in its concert hall, with regular visits from (The Barber Institute of Fine Arts) D The Vale hung from the rear view mirror of their world-class performers, and occasional festivals. The building is now n Mermaid Fountain (Near O1) E vehicle. Please note that visitor hanger Conference Park . Look deeper Look Grade 1 listed and is the purest example of art deco style in the city. Bronze and stone, 1961, William James Bloye F Edgbaston campus permits are not valid in NE car park but Admission is free. Open: Monday–Friday 10.00am–5.00pm; There is more. is There n Beethoven, Virgil, Michelangelo, Plato, Shakespeare, Newton, G Medical School can be used elsewhere on campus. Saturday and Sunday 11.00am–5.00pm. Watt, Faraday and Darwin (Near R5–R6) H Jarratt Hall 8 January 1902. January 8 www.barber.org.uk Darley Dale stone, 1907; Henry Pegram I Selly Oak campus Chancellor, Chancellor, Birmingham’s first Birmingham’s Tel: 0121 414 7333 n Heraldic Shields from Mason College (Near R1) J Pritchatts Park Joseph Chamberlain, Chamberlain, Joseph P Stone, c.1870–80; Maker unknown EBBL The Lapworth Museum of Geology (R4) within our Aston Webb E MIL L ROA n the world. the D Ancestor I (Near R22)* Building is one of the oldest specialist geological museums in the UK, Visitor parking NEW SCHOOL Bronze, 1970; Dame Barbara Hepworth (on loan to the University Europe and perhaps perhaps and Europe OF DENTISTRY with over 250,000 specimens of rocks, fossils and minerals. There are Visitor parking is at NE Car Park, on the north east side from the Trustees of the Hepworth Estate) of their kind in in kind their of also large collections of early geological maps, equipment, models and of Pritchatts Road, and Pritchatts Road car park on Pay n Girl in a Hat (Near R1–R4) they will be the best best the be will they photographic material. Admission is free. Open to the public. See and Display rates of: Bronze, 1972; Bernard Sindall RA n that as far as they go go they as far as that website for information about exhibitions and opening hours: Up to 1 hour £2.50 n The Wrestlers (Near Y1) www.birmingham.ac.uk/lapworth-museum n 1–3 hours £4.00 Granite, 1950; Edward Bainbridge-Copnall are completed I think think I completed are Tel: 0121 414 7294/6751 n 3–5 hours £5.50 n Engineering Frieze (Near Y3) When these buildings buildings these When n 5–8 hours £6.20 Stone, 1954; William James Bloye Winterbourne House and Garden (G12) has dramatic seasonal n Up to 10 hours £7.00 n Faraday (outside University railway station) displays of over 6,000 native and foreign plants. Set within the original Bronze, 2000; Sir Eduardo Paolozzi CBE, RA Edwardian garden of borders, terraced lawns and woodland walks, it is a focus for garden history and plant conservation, hosting talks Hidden treasures 04/18 New School of Dentistry and events throughout the year. See website for information about The University is also home to a range of specialist collections spanning events and opening hours: Birmingham Dental Hospital different centuries and cultures. Admission is free but please make a www.winterbourne.org.uk 5 Mill Pool Way prior appointment. Open: Monday–Friday 10.00am–5.00pm Tel: 0121 414 3003 Birmingham B5 7EG n The Archaeology Collection (R16) Tel: 0121 414 5497 n The Danford Collection of West African Art VISITORS’ MAP VISITORS’ and Artefacts (R16) Tel: 0121 414 5128 The Clock Tower (Near R1) in Chancellor’s Court is the dominant Visitor parking n The Physics Collection of Historic Scientific feature of the campus skyline and a major city landmark. Dedicated Dental Hospital – parking is only available at adjacent Instruments (R13) Tel: 0121 414 4564 to Joseph Chamberlain, the University’s first Chancellor, it is known Pay and Display. £1.50 first hour + £1 each hour n The University Medical Collection (B1) Tel: 0121 414 2583 as ‘Old Joe’ and stands 100 metres high. Its design is based on thereafter (cash only). the Mangia Tower in Siena and the largest bell weighs 6.5 tonnes. Learn more Learn more www.birmingham.ac.uk/collections www.birmingham.ac.uk/campus-destination Travel information Selly Oak campus How to find us The Selly Oak campus is less than ten Birmingham is at the heart of the UK’s road and By motorway By coach Approaching from the north west or south east along the M6: There are frequent express coach services to Birmingham from minutes from Birmingham city centre rail network, and is easily accessible from other n Leave at Junction 6 (signposted Birmingham Central) to join London, Heathrow and Gatwick airports, and many UK cities. and only five minutes away by car from parts of the country and beyond. The University’s the A38(M) The long-distance coach station is in Digbeth in the city centre. the Edgbaston campus, on an 80-acre main campus at Edgbaston, with its magnificent n At the end of the motorway, keep to the right, go over a flyover, National Express garden site near the village of Bournville. architecture, is a major landmark in Birmingham. then through some underpasses to join the A38 Bristol Road Tel: 08717 818181 n The University is on your right, two and a half miles from the www.nationalexpress.com city centre There are also a number of University locations away from the city. By bus For directions to Stratford-upon-Avon (the Shakespeare Institute), Approaching from the M42 north: Numbers 63, X61 and X64 travel to the University’s Edgbaston and Ironbridge (the Ironbridge Institute), and Coniston Water in the n Green Zone Lake District (the Priestley Centre) please refer to our website Leave at Junction 8 to join the M6 northbound and follow the Selly Oak campuses via the Bristol Road, while numbers 98 and 99 Key at www.birmingham.ac.uk/contact/directions instructions above serve the Medical School and Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The services SG5 Orchard Learning Resource SY2 Building name Centre (OLRC) run frequently from the city centre. Numbers 76, 84 and 48 serve the To City Centre and Approaching from the south west: Medical School providing links to areas such as Solihull, Kings Norton, Level access entrance Edgbaston Campus OLRC Teaching Centre W EO European Resource Centre Steps St Andrew’s Hall L n Leave the M5 at Junction 4 (signposted Birmingham SW) Harborne, Bearwood and Cotteridge. There is a travel information office EY P AR K SG6 Alan Geale House Public car park RO to join the A38 Birmingham (South West) outside New Street station, where you can obtain bus timetables and P A D SG7 Rendezvous Café Bus stops n The University is approximately eight miles from the motorway departure point information. Maps can be found throughout the city University SY1 centre indicating bus stop locations. of Birmingham Food and drink School Yellow Zone Approaching from the M40: National Express West Midlands Toilets SY1 Elmfield House SY6 n It is easier to turn south on the M42 and leave at Junction 1, www.nxbus.co.uk The Oaks SY2 George Cadbury Hall Crowther Hall Pre-school heading north on the A38 Bristol Road towards Birmingham Unit Drama and Theatre Arts SY2 n The University is approximately eight miles from the motorway By taxi P SY3 Charles W Gillett Centre 8 3 SY5 A The Oaks Gymnasium There are taxi ranks at New Street station and throughout the SG5 D SY4 A Day Nursery O SY4 Selly Oak Visual Arts Centre SG6 R Selly Oak By rail city centre. The journey to the University takes about 20 minutes. Visual Arts Centre L O Drama and Theatre Arts T SY3 Most cross-country services to Birmingham arrive at New Street S P I R B SY5 The Oaks Day Nursery 16798 © University of Birmingham 2018. Designed and printed by Creative Media. L station. Up to six trains an hour depart for the University on the By air IL H Y E SY6 The Oaks Pre-school Unit L Images: University of Birmingham Collections D The Close E cross-city line (final destination Longbridge or Redditch). The centre Birmingham Airport has direct flights from locations in the UK, as well W BBC of the main campus is a five-minute walk from University station. as from the USA, Canada, Europe and the Middle East. The journey by Drama SG7 Village National Rail Enquiries taxi from the airport to the University takes approximately half an hour.