Joseph Sturge memorial
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.Photo: ProCivitate, Public domain.
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Description: Memorial statue in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
- Also known as: “Joseph Sturge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Odeon Birmingham Broadway Plaza and Arena Birmingham.
Odeon Birmingham Broadway Plaza
Movie theater
Photo: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Odeon Birmingham Broadway Plaza is a movie theater, which is situated 720 feet northwest of Joseph Sturge memorial.
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 2,900 feet north of Joseph Sturge memorial.
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 1,400 feet east of Joseph Sturge memorial.
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: Elliott Brown, 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. Historically in Warwickshire, in June 2004, Birmingham City Council conducted a citywide "Ward Boundary Revision" to round-up the 39 Birmingham wards to 40.
Joseph Sturge memorial
- Categories: memorial, tourism, historic site, and monument
- Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.47223° or 52° 28′ 20″ northLongitude
-1.91925° or 1° 55′ 9″ westInception
June 4th, 1862Operator
Birmingham City CouncilOpen location code
9C4WF3CJ+V7OpenStreetMap ID
node 493626860OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueWikidata ID
Q15980195
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In Other Languages
From German to Italian—“Joseph Sturge memorial” goes by many names.
- German: “Joseph Sturge Memorial”
- Italian: “Joseph Sturge memorial”
- Italian: “Joseph Sturge Memorial”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Metropolitan House and 5 Ways Gym.
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