Dr Chris Upton’s Walks in the Quarter
Local Historian Dr Chris Upton returns this year to the Jewellery Quarter with a brand new series of walks to amaze and inform audiences. Coming up:
Peardrops, Real Ale and Mints (Saturday, 29 November at 2.30 pm)
Warstone Lane has changed just a little since the Ice Age. Today we’ll explore just a few thousand years of its history. We’ll make a mint, meet a lady who smells of peardrops, and find out why sand was the most valuable commodity in the Jewellery Quarter.
Begins by the Chamberlain Clock, at the junction of Warstone Lane and Vyse Street
The Architect, the Terrorist and a Pelican (Saturday, 6 December at 2.30 pm)
Today we’ll sneak just out side the Jewellery Quarter and take a trip down Hangman’s Lane. Here we will meet (arguably) Birmingham’s greatest architect and explore the factories, pubs and wildlife of Great Hampton Street.
Begins at the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter in Vyse Street.
Gold in the Hills (Saturday, 13 December at 2.30 pm)
Key Hill cemetery is one of the most atmospheric places in the city. Take a break from the 21st Century and bury yourself in Old Birmingham. Along the way we’ll meet some of the city’s founding fathers, a couple of revolutionaries and the inventor of the light-bulb. And on the way we’ll learn how they dug the biggest hole in Birmingham.
Begins at the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter in Vyse Street.
Pen Nibs and Pencil Cases (Saturday, 20 December at 2.30 pm)
They made more than just jewellery in the Jewellery Quarter. This walk will look at some of the less well-known trades in the area. And while we’re at it, let’s visit the site of the largest public meeting in British history, and find out what Victorian policemen wore on their feet.
Begins by the porch of St Paul’s church in St Paul’s Square.
For further information and to book a place on one of Dr Chris Upton’s walks, please contact Prim Currie on 0121 464 1187 or email prim.currie@birmingham.gov.uk
Please note that each walk is limited to only 25 people, so don’t delay! We advise you to wrap up warm and wear sensible footwear.
To book a place, please call Prim Currie on 0121 464 1187.
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My partner and i attended The Architect, the Terrorist and a Pelican walk yesterday afternoon and it was an amazing insite into the history of Birmingham.
Even bring born and bred in Birmingham and passing most of sites for many many years,the chance to take a closer look at the architecture was great.
Thankyou
Chris
Comment by R Barnwell — December 7, 2008 @ 11:22 am