Washington Irving

Washington Irving is a memorial in Birmingham, England. Washington Irving is situated nearby to the work of art Joseph Sturge memorial, as well as near Birmingham City University.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Joseph Sturge memorial and Five Ways railway station.

Joseph Sturge memorial

Work of art

Photo: ProCivitate, Public domain.

The Joseph Sturge memorial is a memorial to the English Quaker, abolitionist and activist Joseph Sturge was unveiled before a crowd of 12,000 people on 4 June 1862 at Five Ways, Birmingham, England, near his former home. Joseph Sturge memorial is situated 410 feet north of Washington Irving.

Five Ways railway station

Railway station

Photo: Daniel Morris, CC BY 2.0.

Five Ways railway station is a railway station serving the Five Ways and Lee Bank areas of Birmingham, England. It is situated on the Cross-City Line. The original Five Ways station operated between 1885 and 1944. Five Ways railway station is situated 1,300 feet east of Washington Irving.

Arena Birmingham

Stadium

Photo: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Utilita Arena Birmingham is an indoor arena and sporting venue in central Birmingham, England. It is owned by parent company the NEC Group. When it was opened in 1991, it was the largest indoor arena in the UK. Arena Birmingham is situated 3,300 feet north of Washington Irving.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Five Ways and Edgbaston.

Five Ways

Locality

Five Ways is an area of Central Birmingham, England. It takes its name from a major road junction, now a busy roundabout to the south-west of the city centre which lies at the outward end of Broad Street, where the Birmingham Middle ring road crosses the start of the A456.

Edgbaston

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Edgbaston is a suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England. It lies immediately south-west of Birmingham city centre, and was historically in Warwickshire.

Ladywood

Suburb

Photo: Artrix, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ladywood is an inner-city district next to central Birmingham. It was historically in Warwickshire. In June 2004, Birmingham City Council conducted a citywide "Ward Boundary Revision" which increased the number of Birmingham wards from 39 to 40.

Washington Irving

Type: Memorial
Category: historic site
Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.47113° or 52° 28′ 16″ north

Longitude

-1.9189° or 1° 55′ 8″ west

Open location code

9C4WF3CJ+FC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 418901470

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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