University of Birmingham: Whispering Gallery Tours

Schedule

Tue, 16 Sep, 2025 at 02:00 pm to Thu, 18 Sep, 2025 at 02:45 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

University of Birmingham, Great Hall, Aston Webb Building | Birmingham, EN

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For Birmingham Heritage Week 2025, explore the hidden spaces at The University of Birmingham in these exclusive tours.
About this Event

Led by a member of the University Estates team, you will visit the Whispering Gallery above the entrance hall to the Great Hall and the lower floors of the Joseph Chamberlain Clocktower. This is a rare opportunity to see behind the scenes in the some of the original University buildings designed by Sir Aston Webb and E. Ingress Bell on the Edgbaston campus. (Please note that you will not be able to climb all the way up to the top of the tower.)


Tour groups are limited to 5 people per tour. Tours will take approximately 45 minutes.

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University of Birmingham, Great Hall, Aston Webb Building, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom

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