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Birmingham School of Art

Birmingham Institute of Art and Design

Built in 1885 in High Victorian red brick style as a new seat for the Birmingham School of Art, the building retains its original function as its original occupier survived several educational institution mergers and is now the Birmingham Institute of Art and Design within Birmingham City University. The building itself is Grade I listed.

Address: Margaret Street
Website: bcu.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)

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Listing from Wikivoyage: Birmingham, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Edwardian Tea Rooms
Authentic Edwardian cafe. The food is a lot better than the price suggests.
Mon-Thu Sat 10AM-5PM, Fri 10:30AM-5PM, Sun 12:30PM-5PM
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Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Large museum with some local history, several temporary exhibitions and large permanent collection, including an extensive collection of Pre-Raphaelite paintings. Home to part of the stunning Anglo-Saxon hoard, the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold metal work discovered just north of Birmingham in 2009. Includes the Gas Hall and Waterhall Gallery of Modern Art. As of August 2025, only some galleries are open, due to refurbishment.
Wed-Sun 10AM-5PMFree (donations welcome)
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Edmunds Lounge Bar and Eatery
Popular venue in the financial part of town, great food available every day. Known for quality pub food from local suppliers.
£8-12
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Bell Edison Telephone Building
The Exchange
A signature, Grade-I-listed, building for the red-brick-and-terracota Victorian style prevalent in the late 19th century in Birmingham, which lacked natural stone and battled sooting problems due to air pollution. It is also a symbol of modernisation of Birmingham, as it was built to house the Central Telephone Exchange for the city; the logos of the Bell-Edison company are still visible within the building. As the telephone exchange relocated many decades ago, the building now houses offices and a bar.