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	Walk no.: 3 Submitted by:Novelist Jim Crace, for Night Waves Title of walk:The rose-fringed paths of gas-street basin Location of walk: Birmingham How did the writer discover, or come to be walking in this area?: Jim Crace is Birmingham's adopted son. He lives in the city, and has used it as a background to his political and social commentary of society. Accompanying him on this trip is Night Waves presenter Richard Coles What map will I need to do this walk: Birmingham A-Z / streetmap.co.uk Is the walk linear or circular?: Linear How many stopping-off points will there be?: 6 The Walk: From Spaghetti Junction into the centre of town, alongside the canals Click on each of the photographs to see the full-size image Stop-off no. 1 Spaghetti Junction "The one thing that makes Birmingham attractive is its transport system, its canals - even Spaghetti Junction" Listen Stop-off no. 2 The columns underneath Spaghetti Junction "No ornamentation, no fanciness, just entirely structural, but still very, very beautiful" Listen Stop-off no. 3 Canal bridge "There is beauty to be found in places that are not covered by trees and fields" Listen Stop-off no. 4 One of the canal locks "The wood and the iron seem perfect friends in locks" Listen Stop-off no. 5 St. Paul's Church, St. Paul's Square "This is what Birmingham looked like 100 years ago - grand buildings, even when their purpose was quite ordinary" Listen Stop-off no. 6 The meeting of the three canals 'This should be the imposed geographical centre of Birmingham' Listen

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