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Birmingham’s Victorian Murder Mile

Join crime and policing historian Adam Wood for this walking tour to hear gruesome tales of Birmingham’s Victorian past.

We meet at the Lock-Up, before we head out for a walking tour with Adam to visit the sites where dark deeds were committed, revealing some of Birmingham’s horrible history, featuring some bad people who were detained here at the Lock-Up itself.

How to get there
The West Midlands Police Museum is located in Birmingham city centre, on Steelhouse Lane, opposite the Children’s Hospital. It is easily accessible by public transport, being close to Snow Hill station and the Upper Bull Street tram stop. There is no onsite parking, but there is paid for on street parking nearby as well as commercial carparks

Organised by West Midlands Police Museum

DATE & TIME

Thurs 17 Sept | 6.30pm-8pm

LOCATION

West Midlands Police Museum, 40 Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, B4 6BJ

Please meet at the museum entrance. The tour ends at New Street Station.

COST

£12

BOOKING

Booking required

ACCESS

This tour is wheelchair accessible. The lock up has an accessible toilet.

Have a question?

Email our co-ordinator:
Irene.deboo@birminghammuseums.org.uk

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Your Stories: Your City
11—20 Sept 2026