111 Places in Birmingham That You Shouldn't Miss

Ben Waddington

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Emons Verlag GmbH
07 June 2024

Travel tips & advice: general; Travel & holiday guides

Series: 111 Places

Welcome to Birmingham, a super-diverse city with an ever-shifting identity. This is the quiet mediaeval market town that overnight became the centre of the industrial revolution, over the centuries rolling out leather wares, jewellery, steam engines, motor cars, fountain pens, gun smithery, toys, chocolate, heavy metal music and nanotechnology. The city's drive to successively reinvent itself as motor city, conference capital and shopping destination reflects that initial burst of energy. The result is a city of many layers, bold planning experiments, overlapping fragments and pockets of creative endeavour which can be tough to navigate without a guide. However, its many treasures coruscate more brilliantly for being lost. This book tells the story many would miss through the art, places, buildings, people and the dynamic mix of cultures that reveal the Birmingham identity, from the smallest architectural details to epic civic structures. Only here can you chill on a bench with local heroes Black Sabbath, will you be greeted at the museum by the fallen angel Lucifer, chance upon a golden Burmese peace pagoda, time travel in the Shakespeare Library and find the world's oldest surviving instance of railway architecture.

AUTHOR: Ben Waddington is the director of Still Walking, a Birmingham-based festival with an annual programme of guided tours and walking events. His education is in Fine Art, a practice which informs his approach to curating and creating guided walks. He is also the city organiser for Birmingham's PechaKucha nights.

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The ultimate insider's guide to Birmingham for locals and experienced travellers .

Features interesting and unusual places not found in traditional travel guides

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Part of the international 111 Places series with over 650 titles and 3.8 million copies in print worldwide

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Fully illustrated with 111 full-page colour photographs .

Revised and updated edition

By: Ben Waddington
Imprint: Emons Verlag GmbH
Country of Publication: Germany
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 205mm, Width: 135mm,
Weight: 482g
ISBN: 9783740822682
ISBN 10: 3740822686
Series: 111 Places
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 07 June 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ben Waddington is the director of Still Walking, a Birmingham-based festival with an annual programme of guided tours and walking events. His education is in Fine Art, a practice which informs his approach to curating and creating guided walks. He is also the city organiser for Birmingham’s PechaKucha nights.

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111 Places in Birmingham That You Shouldn't Miss

Ben Waddington

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