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By the 20th century Birmingham had become the metropolitan hub of the United Kingdom's manufacturing and automotive industries, having earned itself a reputation first as a city of canals, then of cars, and most recently as a major European convention and shopping destination.
Origins of Birmingham. In the Saxon 6th Century Birmingham was just one small settlement in thick forest - the home (ham) of the tribe (ing) of a leader called Birm or Beorma. Geography played a...
- Vikki Yale
- 2017
- Birmingham in The Middle Ages
- Birmingham in The 16th Century and 17th Century
- Birmingham in The 18th Century
- Birmingham in The 19th Century
- Birmingham in The 20th Century
- Birmingham in The 21st Century
- A Timeline of Birmingham
Birmingham is the second-largest city in England. It began as an Anglo-Saxon village. In the early 12th century it grew into a town. In 1166 the King gave the Lord of the Manor, Peter De Birmingham, the right to hold a weekly market at Birmingham. Once a market was up and running merchants and craftsmen came to live in Birmingham and it soon develo...
In the 16th century, Birmingham grew rapidly. In 1547 the population was around 1,800 people. By 1560 it had probably passed 2,000. In the 17th century, Birmingham continued to grow rapidly. In 1650 it had a population of around 5,000. By then it was a fairly large and important place. In 1570 a writer said Birmingham was ‘full of inhabitants and e...
St Phillips Church was built in 1715. By 1720 Birmingham had a population between 11,000 and 12,000. By 1750 the population had risen to around 24,000. By the end of the century, the population of Birmingham had risen to 73,000. Industry in Birmingham continued to boom during the 18th century. Metalworking of all kinds flourished in the town. Artif...
In 1801, at the time of the first census Birmingham had a population of 73,670, which meant it was one of Britain’s largest and most important towns. In 1818 the Street Commissioners began to provide gas street lighting. But in 1852 their powers were transferred to the Town Council. In the 19th century industry in Birmingham was still dominated by ...
Birmingham University was founded in 1909. Birmingham Repertory Theatre was built in 1913. In the early 20th century the traditional metalworking industries continued in Birmingham. So did more modern ones like bicycle making and tire making. Electrical engineering became an important industry in Birmingham at that time. However, in the late 20th c...
In 2001 Millennium Point opened at Digbeth. It includes Thinktank the Museum of Science and Discovery, Imax Cinema, the Technology Innovation Centre, the University of the First Age, and the Hub, which is made up of shops and cafes. Today finance and tourism are important industries in Birmingham. In 2023 the population of Birmingham was 1.2 millio...
1166 The king grants the right to hold a weekly market in Birmingham. It becomes a busy little market town. 1250 The people of Birmingham are given the right to hold an annual fair 1380 Birmingham is becoming known for its metalworking industry 1500 Birmingham has a population of about 1,500 1560 The population has risen to around 2,000. There is s...
4 days ago · Birmingham’s population grew from 15,000 in the late 17th century to 70,000 a century later; its metal and gun-making trades expanded, fine jewelry was made alongside cheaper lines, and its brass buttons and trinkets served a world market.
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Jul 22, 2024 · Made from copper and calamine imported from Cheshire and Bristol, Birmingham worked in brass by initially by casting but after 1769 by stamp and die. As demand grew, the brass itself was made in Birmingham, for example by the Birmingham Metal Company off Broad Street in 1781.
In 1791, Arthur Young, the writer and commentator on British economic life described Birmingham as “the first manufacturing town in the world.” By the mid-19th century the town had other urban industrial rivals such as Manchester, but Birmingham possessed an extraordinarily varied industrial base.
Oct 11, 2022 · Birmingham is located near the coalfields of Northern Warwickshire and is at the centre of the UK’s canal system. Due to these fantastic transport links, Birmingham became an increasingly large part of a global economy – products from Birmingham found their way to Europe, America, Asia and Africa.
