Back to Backs
Our holiday cottage at the Back to Backs project in Birmingham offers the guest the opportunity to become part of living history - yet be in the heart of a vibrant city with all the attractions that the ‘new’ Birmingham has to offer – theatre, great cuisine and shopping all within walking distance. Numbers 50 and 52 Inge Street are two of eleven small houses that make up Birmingham's last surviving courtyard of Back to Back houses offering all the conveniences of modern living whilst being a piece of urban history. The Back to Back courts were built in the late 18th and early 19th century to house the growing workforce of Birmingham, and the Trust has converted two houses for holiday cottage use. The cottages offer the latest comforts of en-suite facilities and a small kitchen unit, although with such a wide range of good dining opportunities nearby, we have found that they are mainly used for preparing a leisurely breakfast. The other houses that comprise the Back to Back courtyard are given over to pre-booked tours and reflect the lives of the different families who lived in them - a Jewish family of watch and clock makers, Mr Oldfield's house where glass eyes were made, and the home and business of George Saunders, a tailor, who until 2001 made thousands of suits for renowned businessmen all over the world.
National Trust places nearby: Baddesley Clinton, Charlecote Park, Clent Hills, Hanbury Hall, Kinver Edge and the Rock Houses, Moseley Old Hall, Packwood House, Wightwick Manor and Gardens. Shop and pub: Birmingham city centre. Tea-room/café/restaurant: Birmingham city centre. Other attractions: Bullring shopping centre, Birmingham Hippodrome, NEC Exhibition Centre for concerts, exhibitions, conferences. Activities: shopping, theatre, clubs.
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