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Birmingham History

Birmingham began as a Saxon village situated on the banks of the River Rea. In 1166 the Lord of the Manor, Peter De Birmingham we given the right to hold a weekly market at Birmingham, which in time became known as the Bull Ring, transforming Birmingham from a village to a market town. In the 16th century, Birmingham’s access to supplies of iron ore and coal meant that metalworking industries became established. By the time of the English Civil War in the 17th century, Birmingham had become an important manufacturing town with a reputation for producing small arms. During the Industrial Revolution, Birmingham grew into a major industrial centre and the town prospered. By the 1820s, an extensive canal system had been constructed, giving greater access to natural resources to fuel industries.

A railway from Birmingham to Manchester and Liverpool was opened in 1837 and to London in 1838. During the Victorian era, the population of Birmingham grew to over half a million making it the second largest population centre in England. Birmingham suffered heavy bomb damage during World War II, and the city was extensively redeveloped during the 1950’s and 1960’s. This included the construction of large tower block estates, such as Castle Vale. The Bull Ring reconstructed and New Street station was redeveloped. In recent years, Birmingham has been transformed with the construction of Centenary Square and Millenium Place. Old streets, buildings and canals have been restored, the pedestrian subways have been removed. Today industries in Birmingham include car manufacture, engineering, finance and also tourism.

Birmingham Amenities

Central Birmingham is second only to London in retail rankings and 2005 was voted the best shopping centre in Europe. The cities main shopping area is mainly pedestrianised and offers more than 700 shops including top branded stores. Great Western and Burlington Arcades offer mostly specialist shops and their are also numerous outlets in modern shopping centres such as Pavillion Central and City Plaza. The Mailbox is the place to go for designer shopping and many popular high street names can be found on New Street, Corporation Street and Martineau Place. Birmingham’s department stores include a House of Frasier, a Debenhams flagship store and Selfridges, with its famous curving shape and exterior covered in 15,000 aluminium disks. Birminghams newest shopping destination is the Bullring which is the largest retail development in Europe this century.

The Bullring offers over 150 retail shops. The Jewellery Quarter is home to 400 jewellery businesses; there are numerous shops and workshops selling bith classic and contemporary jewellary at much lower than high street prices. Birmingham is home to two of the oldest professional football teams: Aston Villa and Birmingham City. Birmingham is also home to Warwickshire Cricket Club who play at Edgbaston. The Alexander Stadium is home of Birchfield Harriers and hosts international track and field meetings. Other sports clubs include Moseley RFC, Birmingham Panthers as well as professional boxing, hockey, skateboarding, stock-car racing, greyhound racing and speedway in the city.

Birmingham is the only English city outside London to have three Michelin starred restaurants: Simpson’s in Edgebaston, Turners in Harborne and Purnell’s in the city centre. City centre music venues include The National Indoor Area, O2 Academy in Dale End, The CBSO Centre, Barfly in Digbeth and the Adrian Boult Hall. Among the many theatres in Birmingham, the largest are the Alexandra, The Rep, the Hippodrome and the Old Rep.

Birmingham Schools and Education

Birmingham has 254 nursery schools, 328 primary schools, 77 secondary schools and 29 special schools. Most of Birmingham’s state schools are run directly by the City Council. However, there are a number of voluntary aided schools in the city. The seven schools of The King Edward VI Foundation are known nationally for setting very academic standards. Sutton Coldfield College merged with North Birmingham College and Josiah Mason College to form one of the largest further education colleges in the UK.

Matthew Boulton College is also located in the city. Birmingham is home to three universities: The University of Birmingham, Aston University, Birmingham City University; and two university colleges: Newman University College and University College Birmingham.

Birmingham Transport

As Birmingham is located in a central location it is a major transport hub for the motorway, rail and canal networks. Birmingham New Street railway station links the city to London, Manchester, Liverpool, Nottingham, Newcastle, Wales and Scotland. It also links Birmingham to key locations in the West Midlands. Snow Hill is the second largest station and a hub for Midlands’ services (which run to Doridge via Solihull, Stratford Upon Avon and Worcester). It also links to the city Metro system. Moor Street Station provides services to London, Solihull, Stratford Upon Avon and the Jewellery Quarter.

The Midland Metro is a tram line which serves the towns of Wolverhampton, Bilston, Wednesbury and West Bromwich. The city is served by a number of major motorways and probably the best known motorway juction in the UK: Spaghetti Junction. Birmingham has an excellent bus service and over one million people a day use a bus in the West Midlands. Birmingham Airport is located to the east of the city and serves over 40 airlines flying to Europe, N. America and parts of Asia.

Birmingham Places of Interest

The Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery includes a large collection of pre-Raphaelite works. Other museums include Aston Hall, Blakesley Hall, the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter, Soho House, and Sarehole Mill. ThinkTank; The Museum of Science and Discovery includes a Platetarium. The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, located at the University of Birmingham contains one of the finest small collections of European art in the UK. The National Motorcycle Museum in Solihull is recognised as the finest and largest motorbike collection in the world.

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