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IN THE SHADOW OF THE BULLRING: THE ORIGINS OF INDUSTRIAL BIRMINGHAM

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Organisation:	British Science Association Anthropology and Archaeology Section
Collaborative organisations:	Birmingham City Council
Date of Event:	Start Date: 19/09/2010 End Date: 19/09/2010
Time of Event:	Start time: 11:00 - End time: 13:00
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Event Summary:	Led by Dr Mike Hodder, Birmingham City Council's Planning Archaeologist, this walking tour takes us away from designer shops and bars to the medieval town, with its church, market, streets, burgage plots and waterways. Explore the mills and water-using industries of the River Rea, and examine how the canalside industries, street grids and town expansion shaped modern Birmingham.
Audience level:	4. All adults
Event Category:	History, heritage and religion
Keyword:	Fieldtrip
Booking information:	Free,just turn up
Venue:	Meet outside St Martin's Church, Saint Martins Square Birmingham, West Midlands B5 5BB

Event Agenda

19/09/2010 11:00 - 13:00	Guided Walking Tour Dr Mike Hodder - Birmingham City Council	Fieldtrip / Tour

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