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Discovering Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter

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Sunday 09 March 13:30 - 15:30

From £17.50

Overview

This tour is different. We get under the 'skin' of the city. Our guide Jonathan will help us to understand how the Jewellery Quarter developed from a country estate to a centre of amazing invention and industrialisation. We will see how this place adds to today's city. We will look at issues being tackled in today's city.

Take the 'secret canal' to the Jewellery Quarter and understand industries from artisan jewellers to giant enterprises who dominated the world.

See where the city is heading into the future.

Our tour is conducted by Jonathan Berg, whose book Birmingham's Public Art was published on 1st November 2023..... Jonathan believes a walking tour should be fun, educational, memorable and inclusive – so expect to be entertained. We had great feedback from the last walks that he did for us.

Start and Finish : Library of Birmingham entrance, Centenary Square, B1 2ND

Additional: Our guide uses a live audio system so you can hear every word. Please bring a pair of headphones with a 3.5 mm jack (if not our guide will provide a new pair for you for a donation to the charity SIFA Fireside).

Please note that this will not be a Spice exclusive tour.

Includes

A 2-hour guided tour around the city centre using a live audio system
A small admin fee
A warm welcome from your Spice voluntary coordinator

Extras

Memento of tour: A copy of Jonathan Berg's book about part of this tour is available for a donation to Sifa Fireside at tour end.

Availability & Pricing

Type	Price
Member	£17.50	Sold Out
Guest	£19.50	Sold Out

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Starts outside Library of Birmingham entrance, Centenary Square, Birmingham City Centre, B1 2ND

Host & Everything Else

Before You Go

Please try and bring your own earphones (old style 3.5mm jack) or Jonathan provide a new pair which you keep at the end (donation to our charity appreciated at tour end). Our supplier donates part of their turnover and any donations at tour end to Sifa Fireside, a well known Birmingham charity which works on issues of homelessness in our city.