Museums · West Midlands
Coinstack (Hockley Interchange)
Also known as: Coinstack – a monument to the bus fare (Hockley Circus Interchange), Hockley, Midlands Thiar
In or near Birmingham.
Coinstack (Hockley Interchange) — Public artwork (sculpture) by Mark Renn;Mick Thacker;Renn & Thacker Partnership.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Jewellery Quarter · 0.7 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Coinstack (Hockley Interchange) in Birmingham, the nearest railway station is Jewellery Quarter, located 0.7 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is B19 1DP. Accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
Coinstack (Hockley Interchange) is a place of interest in the United Kingdom. Also known as: Coinstack – a monument to the bus fare (Hockley Circus Interchange). Wikidata describes it as: "Public artwork (sculpture) by Mark Renn;Mick Thacker;Renn & Thacker Partnership.". Coordinates: 52.4961°, -1.9158°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Hockley is a central inner-city district in the city of Birmingham, England. It lies about one mile (1.5 kilometres) northwest of the city centre, and is served by the Jewellery Quarter station. Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter continues to thrive in Hockley, and much of the original architecture and small artisan workshops have survived intact. Hockley is the location of the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter and Birmingham Mint. Vittoria Street in Hockley is home to Birmingham Institute of Art and Design's Jewellery School, and The Big Peg arts & crafts workshop cluster is nearby. Housing in the area is generally characterised by well-built Victorian villas and terraces. The Hockley Flyover murals at the "Hockley flyover" road interchange are an exemplary example of brutalist late-modernist concrete architecture and are grade II listed.
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Background
History
Hockley has been the centre of the city's jewellery industry since the mid-1830s, evolving out of the city's earlier button, pin, buckle and toy trades. The Quarter's strong growth quickly eclipsed the jewellery trade in nearby Derby, which faded away, and the Quarter made a large proportion of the British Empire's fine jewellery. Hockley is the location of two important 19th-century cemeteries: Key Hill Cemetery, opened in 1836 as a nondenominational cemetery (in practice, largely nonconformist); and Warstone Lane Cemetery, opened in 1847, which was originally reserved for members of the established Church of England. Hockley was the first place in Birmingham to be connected to the city…
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- Coordinates
- 52.4961, -1.9158
- District
- Birmingham
- Parish
- Birmingham, unparished area
- Postcode
- B19 1DP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Birmingham Perry Barr
- Nearest railway station
- Jewellery Quarter — 0.7 km
Sources
- osm: n12813075594 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Hockley, West Midlands (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Coinstack (Hockley Interchange)?
- Coinstack (Hockley Interchange) is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode B19 1DP), in the parish of Birmingham, unparished area.
- What is Coinstack (Hockley Interchange)?
- Coinstack (Hockley Interchange) — Public artwork (sculpture) by Mark Renn;Mick Thacker;Renn & Thacker Partnership.
- How do I get to Coinstack (Hockley Interchange)?
- The nearest railway station is Jewellery Quarter, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode B19 1DP.
- How do I get to Coinstack (Hockley Interchange)?
- The nearest railway station is Jewellery Quarter, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode B19 1DP.