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St Paul’s Church at the edge of Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter is another handsome, Georgian place of worship within the bounds of our second largest city. It was constructed for, and likely paid for, by the town’s manufacturers and merchants, including the famous pioneers of the industrial revolution, James Watt and Matthew Boulton who had their own pews.

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Birmingham seems to be awash with curious little museums. Yestermorning, I called at Bournville to see Cadbury World, the chocolate Christmas Tree of which I picture, above. Back in Birmingham proper, I darkened the door of the Pen Museum in the city's Jewellery Quarter, below, where pens and writing implements of various designs and types are displayed for inspection.

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