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Stories from the Stones Key Hill cemetery tour & history of the catacombs

12th March 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Stories from the Stones -a walking History Tour with our expert volunteer guide includes the history the unique catacombs and the residents resting in this non -denominational cemetery. The final resting place of Joseph Chamberlain , Alfred Bird, Thomas Avery , William Murphy , John Skirrow Wright , Joseph Tangye, Constance Naden , Harriet Martineau , Marie Bethel Beauclerc , , Rev George Dawson , Henry Palethorpe, Joseph Gillott, Robert Lucas Chance , William Butler , Thomas Walker , Isaac Horton, James Hinks. Tour Fees: £7.00 plus booking fee . Please book each ticket in the attendee’s name. Children under 16 years no charge. Please contact the organiser www.fkwc.org to reserve children’s places. All Children must be accompanied and supervised by a responsible adult at all times. MEETING PLACE: Key Hill Cemetery, Icknield Street gate entrance near Key Hill Circus , not far from Warstone Lane Cemetery. Icknield Street entrance at 1.50pm for 2pm start this allows time to be booked in before the tours starts. ( see separate event for Warstone Lane Cemetery tour at 12 noon ) Guided Cemetery are the second Sunday of the month except for December . This tour does not include viewing the interior of catacombs. Interior Catacombs tours are rare events and will be advertised via Eventbrite wise to click “ Follow” to be updated with the tours for late spring 2023.

Venue

Icknield Street,Icknield St, Birmingham B18, UK