Hall of Memory
The Hall of Memory is a war memorial in Centenary Square, Birmingham, England, designed by S. N. Cooke and W. N. Twist. Erected 1922–25 by John Barnsley and Son, it commemorates the 12,320 Birmingham citizens who died in World War I.Photo: Oosoom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Monument
- Description: War memorial building
- Also known as: “Birmingham Hall of Memory” and “Hall of Memory, Birmingham”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Library of Birmingham and Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.
Library of Birmingham
Library
Photo: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Library of Birmingham is a public library in Birmingham, England. It is situated on the west side of the city centre at Centenary Square, beside the Birmingham Rep and Baskerville House. Library of Birmingham is situated 330 feet west of Hall of Memory.
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Museum
Photo: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery is a museum and art gallery in Birmingham, England. It has a collection of international importance covering fine art, ceramics, metalwork, jewellery, natural history, archaeology, ethnography, local history and industrial history. Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery is situated 930 feet northeast of Hall of Memory.
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Erebus555, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Birmingham Repertory Theatre, commonly called Birmingham Rep or just The Rep, is a producing theatre based on Centenary Square in Birmingham, England. Founded by Barry Jackson, it is the longest-established of Britain's building-based theatre companies and one of its most consistently innovative. Birmingham Repertory Theatre is situated 510 feet west of Hall of Memory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brindleyplace and Birmingham Chinatown.
Brindleyplace
Locality
Brindleyplace is a large mixed-use canalside development, in the Westside district of Birmingham, England. It was named after Brindley Place, the name of the street around which it is built.
Birmingham Chinatown
Neighborhood
Birmingham Chinatown in Birmingham, England is located in the city centre's Southside. It is an area with a predominantly Chinese influence as a result of a concentration of Chinese owned businesses, organisations and social clubs.
Jewellery Quarter
Suburb
Photo: Brian Clift, CC BY 2.0.
The Jewellery Quarter is an area of central Birmingham, England, in the north-western area of Birmingham City Centre, with a population of 19,000 in a 1.07-square-kilometre area.
Hall of Memory
- Categories: architectural structure, war memorial, building, and historic site
- Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.47943° or 52° 28′ 46″ northLongitude
-1.90707° or 1° 54′ 26″ westInception
July 4th, 1925Operator
Birmingham City CouncilOpen location code
9C4WF3HV+Q5OpenStreetMap ID
way 22814079OpenStreetMap feature
building=heritageOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q5642705
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In Other Languages
From German to Polish—“Hall of Memory” goes by many names.
- German: “Hall of Memory”
- Korean: “홀 오브 메모리”
- Polish: “Hall of Memory w Birmingham”
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