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Walking Tours 2012Birmingham Tours Jewellery Quarter Walk – diamonds are forever!A unique guided tour around the Jewellery Quarter learning about its colourful past and present day glory. Visit St. Paul's Square, the last remaining Georgian Square in Birmingham and the 'jewellers' church where Matthew Boulton, pioneer of the Industrial Revolution worshipped. Discover the architecture of the buildings around the square particularly those converted into workshops called `shopping’ where jewellery of all sorts has been manufactured over the centuries. Find the `Golden Triangle’ and marvel at the Chamberlain Memorial Clock, Key Hill cemetery – where many of Birmingham’s illustrious citizens are buried, Warstone Lane cemetery – site of the glacial War Stone and the Druids grave, the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter, the Pen Museum, the Assay Office to name but a few of the fascinating sites on this hidden gem of a walk! Starting point: - main entrance of St Paul’s Church, St Paul’s Square, Jewellery Quarter Dates: 6th May, 3rd June, 1st July, 5th August, 2nd September 2012 Time: - 11 am – lasting approximately one and a half hours – finishing at the Lord Clifden Pub, Great Hampton Street. Cost:- £8.00 per person. Tickets must be booked in advance in person at the Central Library reception or through our booking agent Oxboffice on 0845 6801926 or online by clicking here. Contact Sue at Birmingham Tours on 0121 427 2555/078051 15998 or email enquiries@birmingham-tours.co.uk Walks by arrangement at any time of the year Welcome to Birmingham Big Brum Bonanza Walk, Birmingham Tours Graveyard Ghost Walk - murder, mystery & suspense - a night of dark deeds! Birmingham Tours City Ghost Walk - ghosts, ghouls & spooks - a night on the town, Birmingham Tours More Canals than Venice Walk, Birmingham Tours Jewellery Quarter Walk - diamonds are forever!, Birmingham Tours Real Ale Walk, Green Man walks, Children's Challenge Walks and Talks, Art and Architecture in the City, Our Literary Heritage, Gothic Pugin, Chocolate Bournville, Bartley Green Bash, Industrial Revolution - where the Lunar men lie and more! Contact Birmingham Tours on 0121 427 2555, 078051 15998, or email enquiries@birmingham-tours.co.uk. Minimum numbers or minimum charge applies. LOOKING FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT – after dinner talk or slide show – the story of the Big Brum Buz and So You Think You Know Birmingham Challenge Quiz. Talks at your school are always available – slide show suited to your school study and the year group by arrangement. |
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