Walking along Stratford Road, Sparkhill District, West Midlands, Birmingham, (UK's Little Pakistan).
A walk along Stratford Road; which is like a little India or little Pakistan due the presence of so many Indian & Pakistani shops.
The Sparkhill district has a large Pakistan and Indian population and has been made famous by the BBC's British sitcom Citizen Khan.
Very close by is Ladypool Road, which has around about 50 Indian & Pakistani restaurants and is a part of the famous Balti Triangle the area comes alive in the evening after 6:00pm.
Video recorded on Wednesday 25th March 2015
Birmingham City Centre Guide - Brum Summer Fun - England,UK
Summer in Birmingham city centre.'Brum' is a local term for Birmingham (England's 2nd city) and inhabitants of the city are known as Brummies. Filmed one weekend in August 2012 - the city felt relaxed and the people were friendly.
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Birmingham City Centre, Birmingham, England, UK - Part 1 of 3 May 2013
Scenes taken all around the centre of Birmingham on 2nd of May 2013.
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London with 1,074,300 residents (2011 census), an increase of 96,000 over the previous decade. The City lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a population of 2,284,093 (2001 census). Its metropolitan area is also the United Kingdom's second most populous with 3,683,000 residents.
A medium-sized market town during the medieval period, Birmingham grew to international prominence in the 18th century at the heart of the Midlands Enlightenment and subsequent Industrial Revolution, which saw the town at the forefront of worldwide developments in science, technology and economic organisation, producing a series of innovations that laid many of the foundations of modern industrial society. By 1791 it was being hailed as the first manufacturing town in the world. Birmingham's distinctive economic profile, with thousands of small workshops practising a wide variety of specialised and highly-skilled trades, encouraged exceptional levels of creativity and innovation and provided a diverse and resilient economic base for industrial prosperity that was to last into the final quarter of the 20th century. Its resulting high level of social mobility also fostered a culture of broad-based political radicalism that under leaders from Thomas Attwood to Joseph Chamberlain was to give it a political influence unparalleled in Britain outside London and a pivotal role in the development of British democracy.
Today Birmingham is a major international commercial centre, ranked as a beta− world city by the Globalisation and World Cities Research Network; and an important transport, retail, events and conference hub. With a GDP of $90bn (2008 estimate, PPP), the economy of the urban area is the second largest in the UK and the 72nd largest in the world. Birmingham's six universities make it the largest centre of higher education in the United Kingdom outside London, and its major cultural institutions, including the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the Birmingham Royal Ballet and the Barber Institute of Fine Arts, enjoy international reputations. The Big City Plan is a large redevelopment plan currently underway in the city centre with the aim of making Birmingham one of the top 20 most liveable cities in the world within 20 years.
People from Birmingham are called 'Brummies', a term derived from the city's nickname of 'Brum'. This originates from the city's dialect name, Brummagem, which may in turn have been derived from one of the city's earlier names, 'Bromwicham'. There is a distinctive Brummie accent and dialect
Pre-history and medieval
Birmingham's early history is that of a remote and marginal area. The main centres of population, power and wealth in the pre-industrial English Midlands lay in the fertile and accessible river valleys of the Trent, the Severn and the Avon. The area of modern Birmingham lay in between, on the upland Birmingham Plateau and within the densely wooded and sparsely populated Forest of Arden.
There is evidence of hominid activity in the Birmingham area dating back 500,000 years, with stone age artefacts suggesting seasonal settlements, overnight hunting parties and woodland activities such as tree felling. The many burnt mounds that can still be seen around the city indicate that modern humans first intensively settled and cultivated the area during the bronze age, when a substantial but short-lived influx of population occurred between 1700 BC and 1000 BC, possibly caused by conflict or immigration in the surrounding area. Further evidence of subsequent iron age settlement can be found at Berry Mound, a hill fort located in the Bromsgrove district of Worcestershire, near Shirley. During the 1st-century Roman conquest of Britain, the forested country of the Birmingham Plateau formed a barrier to the advancing Roman legions, who built the large Metchley Fort in the area of modern-day Edgbaston in AD 48, and made it the focus of a network of Roman roads.
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Big Brum Open Top Buz Sightseeing Tour
BIG BRUM OPEN TOP BUZ SIGHTSEEING TOUR
Chocolate, custard, cars, whistles and bangles to the best in the world for science, medicine, education, culture, sport and art -- Birmingham has it all.
A live guided exciting adventure through the UK's second city -- the Brummagem tour explores the commercial centre and highlights the global city with a local heart. Following the road to the unique Jewellery Quarter which really emphasises why Birmingham was known as the city of a thousand trades in Victorian times we then travel along Broad Street -- the Golden Mile with the Golden Boys. Picking up the highway to leafy Edgbaston -- home of Birmingham University and the international cricket ground we link up with the Tolkien trail and the world famous Cardinal Newman Oratory. Finally, entering the city through the Eastside extravaganza we get the full panoramic view of St Martin's Parish Church and the new state of the art Bullring shopping complex with the iconic building of Selfridges.
Places to see in ( Birmingham - UK )
Places to see in ( Birmingham - UK )
Birmingham is a major city in England’s West Midlands region, with multiple Industrial Revolution-era landmarks that speak to its 18th-century history as a manufacturing powerhouse. It’s also home to a network of canals, many of which radiate from Sherborne Wharf and are now lined with trendy cafes and bars. In the city centre, the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery is known for pre-Raphaelite masterpieces.
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. Birmingham is the largest and most populous British city outside London. A medium-sized market town in the medieval period, Birmingham grew to international prominence in the 18th century at the heart of the Midlands Enlightenment and subsequent Industrial Revolution, which saw the town at the forefront of worldwide advances in science, technology, and economic development, producing a series of innovations that laid many of the foundations of modern industrial society.
Today Birmingham's economy is dominated by the service sector. The city is a major international commercial centre, ranked as a gamma+ world city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network; and an important transport, retail, events and conference hub. Its metropolitan economy is the second largest in the United Kingdom with a GDP of $121.1bn (2014), and its six universities make it the largest centre of higher education in the country outside London. Birmingham's major cultural institutions – including the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the Birmingham Royal Ballet, the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, the Library of Birmingham and the Barber Institute of Fine Arts – enjoy international reputations, and the city has vibrant and influential grassroots art, music, literary and culinary scenes. Birmingham is the fourth-most visited city in the UK by foreign visitors.
Birmingham's sporting heritage can be felt worldwide, with the concept of the Football League and lawn tennis both originating from the city. Its most successful football club Aston Villa has won seven league titles and one European Cup with the other professional club being Birmingham City.
People from Birmingham are called Brummies, a term derived from the city's nickname of Brum. This originates from the city's dialect name, Brummagem, which may in turn have been derived from one of the city's earlier names, Bromwicham. There is a distinctive Brummie accent and dialect.
Alot to see in ( Birmingham - UK ) such as :
Cadbury World
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Museum of the Jewellery Quarter
Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum
National Sea Life Centre
Birmingham Back to Backs
Gas Street Basin
Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Bull Ring, Birmingham
Aston Hall
St Martin in the Bull Ring
Pen Museum
Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park
Soho House
The Electric, Birmingham
Ikon Gallery
Blakesley Hall
Castle Bromwich Hall Gardens
Sarehole Mill
Birmingham Botanical Gardens
Hall of Memory, Birmingham
Lapworth Museum of Geology
Royal Birmingham Society of Artists
Edgbaston Reservoir
Clent Hills
Council House, Birmingham
Woodgate Valley Country Park
Winterbourne Botanic Garden
Birmingham Oratory
Bartley Reservoir
St. Paul's Gallery
Pype Hayes Park
Worcester and Birmingham Canal
Waseley Hills Country Park
Birmingham Central Mosque
Cannon Hill Park
Library of Birmingham
Electric Cinema, Notting Hill
Sheldon Country Park
National Motorcycle Museum
Handsworth Park
Ash End House Childrens Farm
Perry Hall Park
The Coffin Works
Eastside City Park
St Paul's Church, Birmingham
St Chad's Cathedral, Birmingham
Kings Heath Park
Small Heath Park
Moseley Bog
( Birmingham - UK) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Birmingham . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Birmingham - UK
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Birmingham City Centre, Birmingham, England, UK - Part 3 of 3
Scenes taken all around the centre of Birmingham on 2nd of May 2013.
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London with 1,074,300 residents (2011 census), an increase of 96,000 over the previous decade. The City lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a population of 2,284,093 (2001 census). Its metropolitan area is also the United Kingdom's second most populous with 3,683,000 residents.
A medium-sized market town during the medieval period, Birmingham grew to international prominence in the 18th century at the heart of the Midlands Enlightenment and subsequent Industrial Revolution, which saw the town at the forefront of worldwide developments in science, technology and economic organisation, producing a series of innovations that laid many of the foundations of modern industrial society. By 1791 it was being hailed as the first manufacturing town in the world. Birmingham's distinctive economic profile, with thousands of small workshops practising a wide variety of specialised and highly-skilled trades, encouraged exceptional levels of creativity and innovation and provided a diverse and resilient economic base for industrial prosperity that was to last into the final quarter of the 20th century. Its resulting high level of social mobility also fostered a culture of broad-based political radicalism that under leaders from Thomas Attwood to Joseph Chamberlain was to give it a political influence unparalleled in Britain outside London and a pivotal role in the development of British democracy.
Today Birmingham is a major international commercial centre, ranked as a beta− world city by the Globalisation and World Cities Research Network; and an important transport, retail, events and conference hub. With a GDP of $90bn (2008 estimate, PPP), the economy of the urban area is the second largest in the UK and the 72nd largest in the world. Birmingham's six universities make it the largest centre of higher education in the United Kingdom outside London, and its major cultural institutions, including the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the Birmingham Royal Ballet and the Barber Institute of Fine Arts, enjoy international reputations. The Big City Plan is a large redevelopment plan currently underway in the city centre with the aim of making Birmingham one of the top 20 most liveable cities in the world within 20 years.
People from Birmingham are called 'Brummies', a term derived from the city's nickname of 'Brum'. This originates from the city's dialect name, Brummagem, which may in turn have been derived from one of the city's earlier names, 'Bromwicham'. There is a distinctive Brummie accent and dialect
Pre-history and medieval
Birmingham's early history is that of a remote and marginal area. The main centres of population, power and wealth in the pre-industrial English Midlands lay in the fertile and accessible river valleys of the Trent, the Severn and the Avon. The area of modern Birmingham lay in between, on the upland Birmingham Plateau and within the densely wooded and sparsely populated Forest of Arden.
There is evidence of hominid activity in the Birmingham area dating back 500,000 years, with stone age artefacts suggesting seasonal settlements, overnight hunting parties and woodland activities such as tree felling. The many burnt mounds that can still be seen around the city indicate that modern humans first intensively settled and cultivated the area during the bronze age, when a substantial but short-lived influx of population occurred between 1700 BC and 1000 BC, possibly caused by conflict or immigration in the surrounding area. Further evidence of subsequent iron age settlement can be found at Berry Mound, a hill fort located in the Bromsgrove district of Worcestershire, near Shirley. During the 1st-century Roman conquest of Britain, the forested country of the Birmingham Plateau formed a barrier to the advancing Roman legions, who built the in AD 48.
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Travel Birmingham, United Kingdom (UK) - The Selfridges of Birmingham
Take a tour of Selfridges of Birmingham in Birmingham, United Kingdom -- part of the World's Greatest Attractions series by GeoBeats.
Selfridges of Birmingham is unlike any department store that you have ever seen before.
This curving, smooth building was designed with the image of a sequin dress in mind.
There certainly is something to the comparison as the walls slope comfortably and naturally down.
The lighting to the interior is predominately natural and comes from a large roof atrium.
The silvery, disc-shaped scales reflect the building's surroundings and change with the weather.
This Selfridges is an important part of Birmingham's new, developing image, a part that you can visit.
Birmingham Highlights Tour
Birmingham is home to more than one million people from a range of different cultures and ethnic groups. Discover the city on our Birmingham Highlights video.
At Birmingham City University's Open Days you can take a coach tour of Birmingham highlights - this video will give you a taster of what to expect.
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Gangster asking POLICE to help Birmingham Handsworth UK
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Trip to the Rag Market, Birmingham City Centre, England, UK
A short trip to the Rag Market Birmingham, England on 20 July 2013. The journey started from Wolverhampton train station travelling by train.
The Bull Ring Rag Market, which replaced the old City's Rag Market, opened in December 2000 and is famous world-wide for the extensive range of materials available in addition to a bewildering array of other merchandise.
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London with 1,074,300 residents (2011 census), an increase of 96,000 over the previous decade. The City lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a population of 2,284,093 (2001 census). Its metropolitan area is also the United Kingdom's second most populous with 3,683,000 residents.
A medium-sized market town during the medieval period, Birmingham grew to international prominence in the 18th century at the heart of the Midlands Enlightenment and subsequent Industrial Revolution, which saw the town at the forefront of worldwide developments in science, technology and economic organisation, producing a series of innovations that laid many of the foundations of modern industrial society. By 1791 it was being hailed as the first manufacturing town in the world. Birmingham's distinctive economic profile, with thousands of small workshops practising a wide variety of specialised and highly-skilled trades, encouraged exceptional levels of creativity and innovation and provided a diverse and resilient economic base for industrial prosperity that was to last into the final quarter of the 20th century. Its resulting high level of social mobility also fostered a culture of broad-based political radicalism that under leaders from Thomas Attwood to Joseph Chamberlain was to give it a political influence unparalleled in Britain outside London and a pivotal role in the development of British democracy.
Today Birmingham is a major international commercial centre, ranked as a beta− world city by the Globalisation and World Cities Research Network; and an important transport, retail, events and conference hub. With a GDP of $90bn (2008 estimate, PPP), the economy of the urban area is the second largest in the UK and the 72nd largest in the world. Birmingham's six universities make it the largest centre of higher education in the United Kingdom outside London, and its major cultural institutions, including the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the Birmingham Royal Ballet and the Barber Institute of Fine Arts, enjoy international reputations. The Big City Plan is a large redevelopment plan currently underway in the city centre with the aim of making Birmingham one of the top 20 most liveable cities in the world.
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