Aston University Campus - seeking out its 50’s and 60’s heritage

Aston University grew from roots set deep in the industrial life and trade of nineteenth century Birmingham. It was the first College of Advanced Technology and was Inaugurated as a university in 1966. Our walk will explore the campus and its immediate city surroundings to seek out evidence of its 1950s/1960s heritage. Aston commissioned several notable buildings by Sir Basil Spence and has some interesting examples of Public Art.

The walk will also include a perambulation of 1, Lancaster Circus, now under threat of demolition.