Birmingham Back to Backs

The Birmingham Back to Backs features multiple connected houses sharing walls with small courtyards, illustrating 19th-century urban residential architecture.

Constructed in the early 1800s, these houses provided homes for industrial workers during Birmingham's rapid growth as a manufacturing center.

The preserved rooms across four time periods from 1840 to 1970 demonstrate the evolution of working-class domestic life in industrial Birmingham.

The National Trust operates guided tours of the museum, requiring advance reservations to explore the furnished interiors and communal courtyards.

This Grade II listed building remains the final complete court of back-to-back houses in Birmingham, with over 500 families living there through its history.

Location: Birmingham

Address: 55–63 Hurst Street, Birmingham, England B5 4TE

Website: https://nationaltrust.org.uk/birmingham-back-to-backs

GPS coordinates: 52.47434,-1.89722

Latest update: May 27, 2025 11:33