| Introduction
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| | Yip food empire first began in the city
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| Birmingham is a city and metropolitan
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| borough in the English West Midlands. It
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| | Chinese Quarter. In 1945, Abdul Aziz
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| is commonly considered to be England's
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| | opened a cafe shop selling curry and rice
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| "second city" and is the largest of
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| | in Steelhouse Lane. This later became The
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| England's core cities. The city's
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| | Darjeeling, the first Indian restaurant
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| reputation was forged as the powerhouse
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| | in Birmingham. The Balti was invented in
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| of the Industrial Revolution in Britain,
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| | the city and has since received much
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| a fact which led to Birmingham being
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| | gastronomic acclaim for the 'Balti Belt'
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| known as "the workshop of the world". To
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| | of restaurants in the Sparkbrook, Balsall
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| this day over a quarter of the UK's
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| | Heath and Ladywood areas.
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| exports originate in the greater
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| | The BBC Good Food Show takes place at The
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| Birmingham area.
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| | National Exhibition Centre, and is
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| History
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| | Britain's biggest food event.
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| Birmingham has a recorded history going
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| | Education
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| back 1000 years. In this time, it has
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| | Birmingham has three universities: the
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| grown from a tiny Anglo-Saxon farming
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| | University of Birmingham, Aston
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| village into a major industrial and
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| | University and the University of Central
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| commercial city.
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| | England (UCE). It also has two other
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| The Birmingham area was occupied in Roman
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| | higher education colleges (Newman College
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| times, with several military roads and a
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| | and the Birmingham College of Food,
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| large fort. Birmingham started life as a
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| | Tourism and Creative Studies). The
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| small Anglo-Saxon hamlet in the Early
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| | Birmingham Conservatoire and Birmingham
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| Middle Ages. It was first recorded in
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| | School of Acting, both now part of UCE,
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| written documents by the Domesday Book of
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| | offer higher education in the arts.
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| 1086 as a small village, worth only 20
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| | The city council is England's largest
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| shillings. In the 12th century,
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| | local education authority, directly or
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| Birmingham was granted a charter to hold
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| | indirectly responsible for 25 nursery
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| a market. By the 16th century,
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| | schools, 328 primary schools, 77
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| Birmingham's access to supplies of iron
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| | secondary schools and 29 special schools.
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| ore and coal meant that metalworking
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| | It also runs the library service, with 4
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| industries became established. In the
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| | million visitors annually, and provides
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| 17th century, Birmingham became an
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| | around 4000 adult education courses
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| important manufacturing town with a
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| | throughout the year.
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| reputation for producing small arms.
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| | Sports
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| During the Industrial Revolution (from
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| | A cricket club was in existence in
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| the mid 18th century onwards), Birmingham
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| | Birmingham as early as 1745, and today
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| grew rapidly into a major industrial
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| | the city is home to Warwickshire County
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| centre. Unlike many other English
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| | Cricket Club whose ground at Edgbaston is
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| industrial cities such as Manchester,
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| | also a venue for international test
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| industry in Birmingham was based upon
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| | matches. International athletics meetings
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| small workshops rather than large
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| | take place at the open-air Alexander
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| factories or mills.the city expanded in
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| | Stadium in Perry Barr, the home of
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| the late 19th and early 20th century,
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| | Birchfield Harriers athletic club, which
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| absorbing parts of Worcestershire to the
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| | numbers many Olympic medallists among its
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| south and Staffordshire to the west. The
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| | past and present members. The National
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| city absorbed Sutton Coldfield in 1974,
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| | Indoor Arena (NIA) meanwhile is a major
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| and at the same time became part of the
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| | indoor athletics stadium and in 2003
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| new West Midlands County.
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| | hosted the 9th IAAF World Indoor
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| Places of Interests
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| | Championships in Athletics. The NIA also
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| The places of interests in Birmingham are
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| | hosts events in many other sports, such
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| as follows:
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| | as the World Indoor Badminton
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| Aston Hall
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| | Championships.
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| Birmingham Botanical Gardens
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| | The city is home to two of the UK's
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| Birmingham Zoo
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| | oldest professional football teams: Aston
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| Blakesley Hall
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| | Villa (1874) and Birmingham City (1875),
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| Brindleyplace - Canalside development
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| | both of whom currently play in the
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| Cannon Hill Park
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| | Premier League. Birmingham also has a
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| Cadbury World
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| | professional Rugby Union side, Moseley
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| Centenary Square
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| | RFC, and there is professional
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| Central Mosque
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| | basketball, boxing, hockey,
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| Chamberlain Square featuring a BBC Big
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| | skateboarding, and greyhound racing in
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| Screen
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| | the city.
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| Convention Quarter
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| | Birmingham has been awarded the title
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| Gun Quarter - Once the foremost gun
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| | National City of Sport by the Sports
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| manufacturing community in the UK
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| | Council.
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| Jewellery Quarter - The largest
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| | Tours and Sightseeing
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| concentration of dedicated jewellers in
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| | There are a number of tour operators in
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| Europe
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| | Birmingham. The tourist information
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| MAC
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| | center is also very helpful to find out a
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| National Sealife Centre
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| | way to enjoy the visit of Birmingham.
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| Sarehole Mill
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| | Hotels and Accommodations
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| St Philip's Cathedral
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| | Birmingham hosts a number of hotels, B&B,
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| Sutton Park
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| | lodges in and around the city. They vary
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| Victoria Square
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| | from price and features:
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| Museums and Art Galleries
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| | City Inn Birmingham
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| In Birmingham one can find a number of
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| | Novotel Birmingham Centre
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| museums and art galleries. Some of the
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| | Jurys Inn Birmingham
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| famous museums and art galleries are:
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| | RAMADA BIRMINGHAM (FORMERLEY DAYS HOTEL)
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| Barber Institute of Fine Arts
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| | Hagley Court Hotel
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| Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
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| | Birmingham Edgbaston
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| Birmingham Think tank - Science Museum
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| | Copthorne Hotel Birmingham
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| Birmingham Railway Museum Trust
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| | Premier Apartments Birmingham
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| Edgbaston Museum
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| | Apollo Hotel
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| Lapworth Museum of Geology
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| | Macdonald Burlington Hotel
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| Soho House Museum
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| | The Edgbaston Palace Hotel
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| The Transport Museum, Wythall
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| | Britannia Hotel Birmingham
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| Warwickshire County Cricket Club Museum
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| | The Norfolk Hotel
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| Birmingham has some theaters and groups,
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| | Paragon Hotel
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| following are the famous of all:
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| | Thistle Birmingham City
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| Alexandra Theatre ("the Alex")
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| | Portland Hotel
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| Birmingham Repertory Theatre ("The Rep")
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| | Campanile Hotel - Birmingham
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| The Birmingham Hippodrome and the Old Rep
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| | Days Inn Birmingham East
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| Shopping
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| | Jonathans' Hotel and Restaurant
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| The city has a world famous jewelry
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| | Best Western The Westley Hotel
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| quarter. In addition to exploring the
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| | Parkinn Birmingham/West Bromwich
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| Jewelry Quarter, Birmingham is a great
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| | Bridge House Hotel
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| town for shopping. There are more than
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| | Central Guest House
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| 700 retail stores, and many people in the
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| | Express by Holiday Inn Birmingham Oldbury
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| Midlands come here just to shop,
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| | M5, Jct
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| especially along Cannon Street and New
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| | Birmingham Great Barr Hotel
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| Street with its recently opened top-brand
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| | Ramada Hotel & Resort Birmingham/Sutton
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| designer stores. The city's Mailbox
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| | Coldfield
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| complex at Wharfside Street was once used
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| | Express by Holiday Inn Birmingham Castle
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| to sort the mail. But now it's becoming a
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| | Bromwich
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| big shopping center, with department
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| | Corus hotel Birmingham South
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| stores like Harvey Nichols moving in. In
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| | Corus hotel Solihull
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| the heart of town, The Bullring, near St.
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| | Ramada Solihull/Birmingham
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| Martin's Square, is being developed into
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| | Transport
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| Europe's largest city-center retail area,
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| | Due in part to its central location in
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| based around the historic street patterns
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| | England, Birmingham is a major transport
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| of the city and linking New Street and
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| | hub on the motorway, rail, and canal
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| High Street. The reinvention of "Brum"
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| | networks. It is served by a number of
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| (as Britain's much-maligned second city
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| | major roads, including the M5, M6, M6
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| is nicknamed) is reflected by the opening
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| | Toll, M40, and M42 motorways. Local
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| of a grand department store, Selfridges,
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| | public transport is by bus, local train
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| Bullring Centre. As a fashion emporium,
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| | and tram. The number 11A and 11C outer
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| its architecture was appropriately
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| | circle bus routes are the longest urban
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| inspired by a dress. The curvaceous
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| | bus routes in Europe. The city's main
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| complex is adorned with 15,000 aluminum
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| | station, Birmingham New Street, is at the
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| disks à la Paco Rabanne's 1960 chain-mail
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| | centre of the national rail network,
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| frocks.
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| | whilst Birmingham International railway
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| Food and Drink
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| | station serves Birmingham International
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| Birmingham based Breweries included
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| | Airport which has flights to cities
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| Ansells, Davenports and Mitchells &
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| | across Europe and several Asian and North
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| Butlers. Aston Manor Brewery is currently
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| | American destinations.
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| the only brewery of any significant size.
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| | Birmingham is also notable for its canal
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| Many fine Victorian pubs and bars can
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| | system; formerly the lifeblood of the
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| still be found across the city. The
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| | city's industries, their use is now
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| oldest inn in Birmingham is the Old Crown
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| | mainly for pleasure. There are 35 miles
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| in Deritend. The Anchor Inn (1797), is
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| | (60 km) of canals in the city, most
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| also nearby in Digbeth. Famous food
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| | remaining navigable.
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| brands from Birmingham include Typhoo
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| | Biography
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| tea, Birds custard, Blue Bird Toffee,
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| | Name: Maria Williams
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| Bournville cocoa, Cadbury chocolate, and
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| | Occupation: Traveller
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| HP Sauce. Alum Rock Road, Alum Rock,
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| | Website:
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| contains the largest concentration of
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| | Biography: Maria writes for Sleep UK -
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| take-away businesses in Birmingham.
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| | providers of discounted hotels to make
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| Ladypool Road, Sparkhill contains the
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| | your stay in the UK as comfortable as
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| largest concentration of restaurants in
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| | possible.
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| Birmingham and possibly the UK. The Wing
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