Birmingham Back to Backs (National Trust)

Birmingham Back to Backs
50-54 Inge Street/55-63 Hurst Street
Birmingham
West Midlands
B5 4TE
England

Website

www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-birmingham_backtobacks/

E-mail

backtobacks@nationaltrust.org.uk

Telephone

Booking line

0121 666 7671

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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Carefully restored 19th-century courtyard of working people's houses. Birmingham's last surviving court of back to back housing - the story is told through the experiences of the people who lived and worked here.

Covers four different periods, from 1840 to 1977. The design of each interior reflects the varied cultures, religions and professions of the families who made their homes here.

Venue Type:

Museum, Historic house or home

 Opening hours

Tuesdays-Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays: 1 Mar-26 Feb, 10am - 5pm.
Visiting the Back to Backs is by guided tour only. Capacity is limited and demand is expected to be high, so advance booking is advised. Please tel. booking line in advance if planning to visit before 2pm during school terms, as property may be in use by a school group.

Closed on Tues following BH Mons.
Closed 25 & 26 Dec & 1 Jan

 Admission charges

£4 for adults
£2 for children
£12 for a family (2 adults & 3 children)

Discounts

  • National Trust
 General services and facilities
  • Guided tours

Birmingham Back to Backs
50-54 Inge Street/55-63 Hurst Street
Birmingham
West Midlands
B5 4TE
England

Website

www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-birmingham_backtobacks/

E-mail

backtobacks@nationaltrust.org.uk

Telephone

Booking line

0121 666 7671

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Resources listed here may include websites, bookable tours and workshops, books, loan boxes and more. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all.
 Face to face resources

The Victorian Inner City

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-birmingham_backtobacks.htm

Learn about life and work in a 19th century courtyard.

How to obtain

Call 0121 666 7671 or email backtobacks@nationaltrust.org.uk for more information.

Toys and Homes

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-birmingham_backtobacks.htm

An interactive tour and storytelling session.

How to obtain

Call 0121 666 7671 or email backtobacks@nationaltrust.org.uk for more information.

Birmingham Back to Backs
50-54 Inge Street/55-63 Hurst Street
Birmingham
West Midlands
B5 4TE
England

Website

www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-birmingham_backtobacks/

E-mail

backtobacks@nationaltrust.org.uk

Telephone

Booking line

0121 666 7671

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

Related teaching activities

Key stage 2 art and design, 1-2 lessons

Knowledge and understanding

Explore the roles of artists, craftspeople and designers working at the time of the Industrial Revolution.

Key stage 2 geography, 1 lesson

Knowledge and understanding of places

Using the Back-to-Backs as an example, make a list of the main interior features of a home in Victorian times and compare this list with the features found in modern homes.

Key stage 2 English, 1-2 lessons

En1 Speaking and listening

Children who lived in these houses had to play outside as there wasn't much room inside. In small groups invent a game which could be played in the streets between the back to back housing and write clear instructions about how to play it. Try out other group's games and vote for the best one.

Key stage 3 history, Small project

1.1 Chronological understanding

Create a timeline to show how buildings were constructed to support the industrial growth of towns and cities in Britain. Illustrate your timeline with photographs or drawings to show when buildings and structures such as railways, factories and housing were built.

Key stage 3 history, 1-2 lessons

1.1 Chronological understanding

Four different periods of housing are featured at the Back-to-Backs. Create a chart to show the similarities and differences between housing from different periods in history.