Directions to the Shakespeare Memorial Room

Shakespeare Memorial Room is part of the Birmingham Central Library complex. It is situated 7 minutes’ walk from Birmingham New Street Station (see map below). Leave New Street Station via the alternative exits located at the extreme ‘b’ end of each platform (platforms 1 and 12 excluded), sign-posted ‘Exit to Victoria Square’. (Please note: Visitors requiring a lift must use the main exits.) Exit via the glass doors onto Navigation Street, cross at the pedestrian crossing and carry straight on up the hill (Pinfold Street) towards the clock tower. When you reach the base of the clock, the Shakespeare Memorial Room will be directly across the square to your left, adjacent to the Conservatoire and Central Library (see Shakespeare Room Map below).

Should you leave the station via the main exits, i.e. via the Pallasades Shopping Centre, exit to New Street. At the end of the pedestrian ramp, turn left and walk up New Street to Victoria Square. Cross the Square diagonally and you will arrive in Chamberlain Square where Birmingham Central Library, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery and the Conservatoire are located. The Shakespeare Memorial Room is adjacent to the Conservatoire and Central Library (see Shakespeare Room Map below).

The Shakespeare Memorial Room is 10 minutes’ walk from Birmingham Snow Hill Rail and Metro Station. Leave Snow Hill Station, via the main exit, onto Colmore Row. Turn right onto Colmore Row and follow it to the end (Victoria Square). Cross the Square, following the Council House around to the right until you enter Chamberlain Square. The Shakespeare Memorial Room is located across Chamberlain Square, adjacent to the Conservatoire and Central Library (see Shakespeare Room Map below).