Key Hill Virtual Tour

This Virtual Tour of Key Hill Cemetery was made in partnership with reality capture and virtual tour specialists ScanTech Digital and allows you to explore the cemetery from the comfort of your own home. Due to the size of the cemetery, the tour appears in 4 parts. Use the map below to pick an area. You can use the play button to automatically take you around, or explore at your own pace by clicking on areas you want to see. Inside the tours you can click on media to learn more including photos, videos and audio with information about people, architecture and wildlife in the cemeteries.

Tour Part 1

Tour Part 2

Tour Part 3

Tour Part 4

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May 8

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Some of our new nest boxes have residents already! Our Tawny Owl boxes still have vacancies but the smaller boxes have 2 nests in progress, plus 3 families of blue tits and 1 family of great tits! Kevin from @b37project who made the boxes took these photos and will keep us expertly updated! ...

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Feb 12

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Thank you to everyone who came on our “Diamonds in the Rough” tours today. And especial thanks to @thecemeteryclub, sheldon goodman and @sachacoward for delivering such an excellent tour on the LGBTQ+ history of the cemeteries.And not forgetting the poetry from Keith J London! We still have a few places remaining on tomorrow and Monday’s tours. Places can be booked via Eventbrite. #lgbtg #lgbtghistory ...

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Jan 19

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We are very excited about 'Diamonds in the Rough' a unique tour with storytelling & live performance, exploring queer history in the JQ Cemeteries for LGBT History Month.
Join Sheldon K Goodman and
Sacha Coward from @thecemeteryclub
on 12th-14th February:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/diamonds-in-the-rough-tour-tickets-251264879017

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Dec 21

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Released to celebrate the Winter Solstice 2021, this video explores some of the nocturnal animals which make the Jewellery Quarter Cemeteries their home. They might be hard to spot, but we can often see the traces they leave behind.

Emily Doyle @oldbort is a multidisciplinary visual artist who moved to the Jewellery Quarter as a student in 2015 and never left. Her practice focuses on the biological, looking for comfort in the physicality that connects us all during changing times. Throughout lockdown, Warstone Lane and Key Hill Cemeteries have been a source of inspiration and respite for Emily and the sites have shaped her creative output through 2020 and 2021, Like many, she has found the JQ Cemeteries to be a place of grounding and reflection.

Sustainability is at the forefront of Emily's work. The textile sculptures in this film were all made using reclaimed textiles, including some sourced through Scrapstore Birmingham.

This film commission was funded by National Lottery Heritage Fund, Birmingham City Council and Jewellery Quarter Development Trust

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Dec 18

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The star of the final @oldbort cemeyery seasons film of the year, which drops on 21st December has taken up residence right next to the @jqbid Christmas window at the Big Peg!
You can see this fox in his den anytime during the window trail. We can't wait for his on camera debut!
#crochet #creative #jewelleryquarter #birmingham #christmaswindow #jqchristmas #cemeterywildlife ...

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Dec 18

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Today is the 1st day of our #JQsnowflakes trail in Key Hill Cemetery and we've got more snowflakes than ever before!
The trail is on until 4th January. Visit any time in daylight hours, go exploring and choose a snowflake to take home. Don't forget to send us a photo!
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