University of Birmingham - Birmingham, UK
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N 52° 26.973 W 001° 55.850
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One of the largest and most prestigous universities in the UK.
Waymark Code: WM62TT
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/23/2009
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The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a British 'red brick' university located in the city of Birmingham, England. Founded in Edgbaston in 1900.
The Edgbaston campus is green and spacious, with a wide range of facilities on its 250-acre site.
The main campus of the university occupies a site some 3 miles (4.8 km) south-west of Birmingham city centre, in Edgbaston. It is arranged around Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower (affectionately known as 'Old Joe'), a grand campanile which commemorates the university's first chancellor, Joseph Chamberlain. The university's Great Hall is located in the domed Aston Webb Building, which is named after one of the architects - the other was Ingress Bell. The initial 25-acre (100,000 m2) site was given to the university in 1900 by Lord Calthorpe. The grand buildings were an outcome of the £50,000 given by steel magnate and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie to establish a "first class modern scientific college" on the model of Cornell University in the United States. Funding was also provided by Sir Charles Holcroft.
Name: University of Birmingham
Location/Address:
Edgbaston
Birmingham, United Kingdom
B15 2TT
Phone Number: +44 (0)121 414 3344
Web Site: [Web Link]
Type of School: Undergraduate School with Graduate Programs
School Affiliation: Public -- State/Provincial/etc.
Date Founded: 1900
Location of GPS Coordinates: Outside the Great Hall.
Enrollment: Not listed
Nicknames/Mascots: Not listed
School Colors: Not listed
School Motto: Not listed
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