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Islington+House+-+80+Broad+Street+-+A+Birmingham+Gem!
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Islington House - 80 Broad Street - A Birmingham Gem!

Islington House was built on Broad Street, Birmingham in 1814 for Rice Harris as the Islington Glassworks. A century later the Outpatients Dept of the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital

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Lux+Gallery%2c+Edgbaston+Village+-+Art+with+community
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Lux Gallery, Edgbaston Village - Art with community

Lux Gallery is at 13 Greenfield Crescent at Edgbaston Village in Edgbaston, Birmingham. It is a independent art gallery and photography studio.

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Artefact, Stirchley - Art with community

Artefact is on the Pershore Road in Stirchley, Birmingham. It is an Artist led gallery, workspace and a bar.

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Royal+Orthopaedic+Hospital%2c+Northfield+-+A+Birmingham+Gem!
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Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Northfield - A Birmingham Gem!

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital is situated on the Bristol Road South in Northfield, Birmingham. Based in a house called The Woodlands, given by George Cadbury in 1907. 

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BOM+(Birmingham+Open+Media)+-+A+Birmingham+Gem!
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BOM (Birmingham Open Media) - A Birmingham Gem!

Birmingham Open Media is situated at 1 Dudley Street, in Norfolk House. It is close to Birmingham New Street Station. An art gallery with a cafe. Free entry. Opened in 2015.

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Eastside+Projects%2c+Digbeth+-+A+Birmingham+Gem!
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Eastside Projects, Digbeth - A Birmingham Gem!

Eastside Projects is situated at 86 Heath Mill Lane in Digbeth, Birmingham. A free public gallery set up by artists for experimental contemporary arts exhibitions and events.

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The+Great+Stone+and+The+Village+Pound%2c+Northfield
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The Great Stone and The Village Pound, Northfield

The Great Stone is an 18th century pub in Northfield. Grade II listed. There is also a 17th Century village pound where stray animals were kept.

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Minerva+Works%2c+Digbeth+-+A+Birmingham+Gem!
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Minerva Works, Digbeth - A Birmingham Gem!

Minerva Works is situated on Fazeley Street in Digbeth. Home of art related units: Centrala, Grand Union, Vivid Projects and Stryx. One of the buildings at Warwick Bar.

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Clarendon+Fine+Art+(formerly+Whitewall+Galleries)+-+A+Birmingham+Gem!
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Clarendon Fine Art (formerly Whitewall Galleries) - A Birmingham Gem!

Clarendon Fine Art (formerly Whitewall Galleries) is at 9 Colmore Row next to Birmingham Snow Hill Station. They specialist in 20th century art and contemporary artists.

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Grand+Theatre+-+A+Wolverhampton+Gem!
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Grand Theatre - A Wolverhampton Gem!

The Grand Theatre is situated on Lichfield Street in Wolverhampton City Centre. Dates to 1894 by the architect Charles J. Phipps. It is now a Grade II* listed building.

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Belgrade+Theatre+-+A+Coventry+Gem!
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Belgrade Theatre - A Coventry Gem!

The Belgrade Theatre is in Belgrade Square, Coventry, near Corporation Street. A Grade II listed building, it was built in 1956 - 58, by the Coventry City Architect's Department.

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Moseley+Dance+Centre+and+Hazelle+Stage+School+-+A+Birmingham+Gem!
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Moseley Dance Centre and Hazelle Stage School - A Birmingham Gem!

This building on the Moseley Road in Balsall Heath is now home to the Moseley Dance Centre and Hazelle Stage School. Built in 1879 for the Moseley & Balsall Heath Institute by William Hale

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Sutton+Arts+Theatre+-+A+Sutton+Coldfield+Gem!
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Sutton Arts Theatre - A Sutton Coldfield Gem!

Sutton Arts Theatre is situated on South Parade in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham. The theatre was founded around 1944 by Paul Rice and Bill Wesley Harkcom.

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Apple+(Midland+Bank)+-+A+Birmingham+Gem!
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Apple (Midland Bank) - A Birmingham Gem!

The former Midland Bank building on New Street, Stephenson Place and Stephenson Street. Built from 1867 to 1875. Grade II listed. Was Waterstone's until the end of 2015, Apple since then.

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Market+Hotel+-+A+Birmingham+Gem!
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Market Hotel - A Birmingham Gem!

The Market Hotel (now Comfort Inn) dates to 1883 by Plevins & Norrington. At the corner of Dudley Street and Station Street, opposite Birmingham New Street Station.

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Cornwall+Street+Square+-+A+Birmingham+Gem!
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Cornwall Street Square - A Birmingham Gem!

Cornwall Street in the Colmore Business District was pedestrianised between Newhall Street and New Market Street. Work took place during 2021, and it was opened in 2022.

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Hall+Green+Little+Theatre+-+A+Birmingham+Gem!
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Hall Green Little Theatre - A Birmingham Gem!

Hall Green Little Theatre is one of Birmingham's oldest theatre companies. They are located close to Curtis Gardens, Fox Hollies near Pemberley Road in Acocks Green, Birmingham

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The+Birmingham+Theatre+School+at+The+Old+Fire+Station%2c+Highgate+-+A+Birmingham+Gem!
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The Birmingham Theatre School at The Old Fire Station, Highgate - A Birmingham Gem!

The Birmingham Theatre School is situated at The Old Fire Station on the Moseley Road in Highgate, Birmingham (near Highgate Square). It is on the no 50 bus route.

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The+Futurist+-+A+Birmingham+Gem!
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The Futurist - A Birmingham Gem!

The Futurist is a former cinema, built between 1914 and 1920. It closed as a cinema in the 1990s. Later uses as a nightclub, bar and restaurant. On John Bright Street, rear on Hill Street.

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The+Victoria+-+A+Birmingham+Gem!
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The Victoria - A Birmingham Gem!

The Victoria is a public house next to the Alexandra Theatre, at the corner of John Bright Street and Station Street. It was built back in 1883, architect was Thomson Plevins

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The Old Joint Stock - A Birmingham Gem!

The Old Joint Stock is situated on Temple Row West in the Colmore Business District. Built as the Birmingham Joint Stock Bank in 1864, architect J A Chatwin. Pub from 1997.

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Duke+of+Wellington+Hotel+%26+Bar+-+A+Birmingham+Gem!
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Duke of Wellington Hotel & Bar - A Birmingham Gem!

The Wellington Hotel is situated at the corner of Bromsgrove Street with Bristol Street in Southside, Birmingham. With origins dating to 1792 / 1818. The pub closed from 2019 to 2021.

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Birmingham+Coach+Station+-+A+Birmingham+Gem+in+Digbeth!
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Birmingham Coach Station - A Birmingham Gem in Digbeth!

National Express opened Birmingham Coach Station in 2009, on the site of what was previously Digbeth Coach Station until 2007. Originally opened in 1929 as a bus depot for Midland Red.

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Wolverhampton Station - A Wolverhampton Gem!

Wolverhampton Station originally opened in 1852. The station was previously rebuilt from 1964 to 1967. The new station building was built between 2019 and 2021. A tram stop opened in 2023.

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The Crescent Theatre - A Birmingham Gem!

The Crescent Theatre is currently situated on Sheepcote Street at Brindleyplace (from 1997). It is one of the oldest theatre companies in the City. They begun as the Municipal Players in 1924.

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