Part 1 leads from Birmingham Town Hall to the Cathedral, Part 2 visits Centenary Square and Brindleyplace and the third walk examines the stones used in the retail districts including the Bullring and Grand Central. These trails have been produced by Ruth Siddall in collaboration with and on behalf of the Black Country Geological Society, with help from Julie Schroder and Laura Hamilton. All three trails have been adapted for the BCGS web site by John Schroder, with additional photos, maps, and definitions. See Ruth’s Urban Geology<\/a> website for many more building stones trails, mainly in London. Click below for the web-based versions of the Trails:<\/p>\n
\nBuilding Birmingham: A tour in three parts of the building stones used in the city centre.<\/strong><\/p>\n
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\nReferences cited in the text are listed at the end of each trail. The web pages below have been designed for viewing on mobile phones as well as desktop machines so you can follow the trails while you walk. Hover over a star to see a label and click on the star to get a pop-up with a link to the correct part of the trail. Hover over (or click if you have no mouse) words in red<\/span> to see a definition (usually taken from Wikipedia). The stone varieties shown in green<\/strong> in the trail text can be found in our Index of Stones<\/a>. The index also shows some of the buildings where the stones can be found and gives reference information about the stones.<\/p>\n