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Birmingham Back to Backs, Birmingham

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Birmingham Back to Backs stands as the only surviving court of back-to-back houses in Birmingham. The style was popular in the city in the 19th century before most of the buildings were demolished through the 20th century. Today, take a guided tour through the courtyards and interiors of the preserved brick back-to-backs. Interiors feature furnishings from over a century ago and the sweet shop looks just like it did in the 1930s. Browse the shops for Birmingham-themed and nostalgia products and sit in on a workshop on how to make your own rag rug. You can only visit this site by guided tour, which you should book online beforehand. Put Birmingham Back to Backs at the forefront of your travel plans using our Birmingham trip itinerary maker.
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  • A fantastic tour. John was lovely and so full of knowledge and anecdotes. Genuinely the most fascinating museum/historic site I've been to in a long time. I went in with zero knowledge of the area... 
    A fantastic tour. John was lovely and so full of knowledge and anecdotes. Genuinely the most fascinating museum/historic site I've been to in a long time. I went in with zero knowledge of the area...  more »
  • I visited the Birmingham Back to Backs on Saturday 13th May with my friend. We were on the one o clock tour led by Denise and it was a fantastic experience and so interesting. Denise was so easy to... 
    I visited the Birmingham Back to Backs on Saturday 13th May with my friend. We were on the one o clock tour led by Denise and it was a fantastic experience and so interesting. Denise was so easy to...  more »
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  • Superb tour of these fascinating houses, brilliantly led by Annette, who had personal experience of living in similar houses, was most knowledgeable about every aspect and was friendly and helpful too. Thoroughly recommended for anyone interested in social history or simply in how people used to live. A reminder of how much better Birmingham must have been before the council's planners destroyed the city in the 1960s etc.
  • This place is a tour de force of what the national trust does well. (Which isn't something that happens often) . First off you need to plan ahead and book , tickets are limited and go on sale a few weeks in advance. These back to back houses are the last of their kind and take you back to a time now past. The tour guide was first class and actually as a child lived in one, so there was fascinating anecdotes and first hand experience of the latter use of these properties. The houses/rooms are dressed as per a certain period and are done sympathetically. There is so much of interest and so much to learn, it really is a must see place if you are going to be in Birmingham.

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