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  Birmingham - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Birmingham is one of the most culturally diverse cities in the UK, with large populations from the Caribbean and Indian subcontinent: according to the 2001 census, 25.6% of the population of Birmingham is non-white.
Birmingham has 35 miles (60 km) of canals within the city boundaries, of which most are navigable; the canals were once the lifeblood of the city's industries during the Industrial Revolution but are now used mainly for pleasure.
Birmingham is by far the UK's largest manufacturing and engineering centre, employing over 100,000 people in the industry and contributing billions to the national economy with two of the largest car plants in Britain, MG Rover and Jaguar, not counting Land Rover in nearby Solihull.
encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /birmingham.htm   (7058 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Birmingham   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Birmingham's metropolitan area is officially defined as the West Midlands county which also includes Coventry and has a population of nearly 2,600,000, but in practise includes parts of the surrounding counties of Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire.
Birmingham's eleven constituencies are represented in the House of Commons by one Conservative, one Liberal Democrat, and 9 Labour MPs.
Birmingham International Airport is a major airport located on the border of the city of Birmingham and borough of Solihull (and mostly in the latter) in the West Midlands, England.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Birmingham   (10353 words)

  
 HISTORY
Birmingham has many greens indicating spots where Anglo-Saxon and Middle English folk settled on land which was better and easier to cultivate than surrounding heath or localities of heavy clay.
Birmingham Heath remained a great open space until 1798 when an act of Parliament was passed for its enclosure.
Plans were drawn up by Mr D R Hill, a Birmingham architect, to provide accommodation for 300 patients and on 29 September 1847 the foundation stone to the hospital, to be known initially as Birmingham Lunatic Asylum, was laid by the Mayor, Robert Martineau.
www.ted.rudge.btinternet.co.uk /id4.htm   (1724 words)

  
 Friends of Key Hill Cemetery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Birmingham General Cemetery Company was founded in 1832 and although the board were non-conformist, it was their object to provide a burial ground which would be open to all.
Chamberlain was elected MP for Birmingham in 1880 and went on to become President of the Board of Trade and Colonial Secretary.
The Birmingham to Dudley and Wolverhampton railway opened 1854 and used to run along the southern boundary of the cemetery but the line was closed in 1963.
www.friendsofkeyhillcemetery.org.uk /4790   (802 words)

  
 William James Ramsdale - Biography
George Frederick Ramsdale was born in 1887 in Hockley, Birmingham and married Fanny Pullen in Birmingham in 1916.
Caroline Emily (Sissie) Ramsdale was born in 1889 in Hockley, Birmingham and married Emmanuel Dyson in West Bromwich in 1924
Sidney Joseph Ramsdale was born in 1897 in Hockley, Birmingham and married Dorothy M. Wyatt in West Bromwich in 1924.
www.ramsdale.org /wjram.htm   (1477 words)

  
 HGS: Birmingham Branch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
In 1845 the Birmingham Branch was one of 14 branches in the Birmingham Conference.
In 1882 David Spilsbury was released from the Worcester and Herefordshire Districts and appointed as a missionary in the Birmingham Branch.
The Birmingham Sunday School was mentioned in 1849 at which time John Roberts was the superintendent and the branch met in the Liver Street Chapel.
www.ldsep.org /england/birm/birmbr   (5085 words)

  
 Welcome to Hockley, Birmingham and the West Midlands
As the regeneration of Birmingham develops it is inevitable that this area of the city will be revitalised and become a more desirable location in which to live.
One of the main routes into Birmingham passes through Hockley and the run down buildings and empty boarded up retail units and small warehouses are not the best advertisement for the modern and vibrant city that Birmingham has become known for.
This is very much still a working area of the city and a drive round Hockley will soon reveal that there are some fine examples of regeneration and efforts being made to turn old brownfield industrial sites in new modern housing and more attractive retail outlets.
www.birminghamuk.com /hockley.htm   (210 words)

  
 All Saints - WAR ENG
In the 16th century, two small groups of cottages at Winson Green and Hockley constituted the "foreign" of the village of Birmingham.
Birmingham Heath was wasteland, with a small lake known as Hockley Pool.
This was one of several mills along the course of the Hockley Brook, which marked the boundary between Birmingham and its then independent neighbours, Aston and Handsworth.
privatewww.essex.ac.uk /~alan/family/G-AllSaints.html   (836 words)

  
 News Centre
Staff members at the University of Birmingham have their paint brushes and rollers at the ready to makeover a church hall in need of a facelift in Hockley today (Tuesday 19 July).
The University of Birmingham is one of the top research-intensive universities in the UK, with around 32, 000 students, 6,000 members of staff, and an annual turnover of c.£320 million, making it one of the biggest employers in Birmingham and a considerable business in its own right.
Birmingham Cares - Birmingham Cares is an initiative of Business in the Community and Birmingham Voluntary Service Council and has to date provided in excess of 4,500 volunteering opportunities and involved more than 3,500 company volunteers in community projects.
www.newscentre.bham.ac.uk /release.htm?releaseId=2043   (369 words)

  
 Birmingham churches and places of worship
In 1836 the Birmingham Church Building Society was founded with the aim of erecting 10 new churches in the poorer areas, though due to lack of funds only 5 were actually built.
Birmingham was a hive of non-conformism in the 18th century.
Birmingham parish registers held at Birmingham Central Library, the official repository for Birmingham church registers.
www.bham.de /churches.html   (1113 words)

  
 Birmingham Hotels , holiday Cottages and hotel accommodation in Birmingham
Birmingham is England?s second largest city and lies in the heart of England.
Staying overnight in one of Birmingham?s many fine hotels you can take advantage of the fantastic shopping facilities, visit the Balti Triangle to sample some of the best curries in the country, enjoy the nightlife or maybe watch Birmingham?s Royal Ballet company or listen to their Symphony Orchestra.
This superb stone built cottage has been renovated to a high standard and is situated 15 miles from Welshpool and approximately 10 miles from the stunning Snowdonia National Park.
birmingham.world-stay.com /en   (601 words)

  
 The walk 16: Hockley Street to The Museum
Continue down Hockley Street as far as the traffic island, and turn left into Spencer Street (1), (2).
This was a speculative development of houses and workshops when it was erected in around 1871 in an ornate Italianate style which, as we have seen elsewhere, was popular around that time.
Entrance to the museum is by guided tour only and, to make sure you don't just miss a tour, before you go for your well-earned cup of tea in the cafe it's a good idea to pop into the museum and verify the time of the next tour.
jquarter.members.beeb.net /walk16.htm   (344 words)

  
 Real Ale & A Bed - County Listing - West Midlands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Birmingham (Pershore road, Stirchley, B30) - The Finn and Firkin.
Birmingham (4 Sheepcote Street, B16) - The Fiddle and Bone.
Birmingham City Centre (Kingston Row) - The Flapper and Firkin.
www.beerguide.co.uk /counties/wmids.htm   (406 words)

  
 Birmingham Walks - Introduction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
BIRMINGHAM WALKS specialises in running guided tourist walks and was set-up in 2001 by Arthur Smith and Rachel Bannister.
As well as being involved with local amateur drama groups, Arthur and Rachel have spent several years studying local history and have recently completed a Birmingham University CertHE course in 'Birmingham Studies'.
If you are planning to visit Birmingham, this is a 'must have' guide.
www.btinternet.com /~asmith.design   (245 words)

  
 Photographs of the Jewellery Quarter Birmingham
The Birmingham Jewellery Quarter: An Introduction and Guide by John Cattell, Bob Hawkins
Virtual Brum is an unofficial Birmingham UK website about the city which is also known as Brummagem or Brum.
Views expressed are not those of Birmingham City Council or any of its agencies.
www.virtualbrum.co.uk /jewel.htm   (172 words)

  
 exhibitions - Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Jerwood Painting Prize (Shown 19th July to 27th October 2002) Birmingham's Waterhall Gallery of Modern Art was the only venue outside London to stage the world-renowned Jerwood Painting Prize - one of the key annual events in the British art calendar.
At £30,000 it is the single most valuable prize for painting in the United Kingdom; it has celebrated the vitality of British painting and raised the profile of contemporary painting since the first show in 1994.
Victorian Birmingham (shown September 2001) brought together the collection of Victorian prints for the first time to celebrate the centenary of Queen Victoria's death.
www.bmag.org.uk /exhibitions/retrospective_exhibitions   (1971 words)

  
 A2Z Jewellery Wholesale - The wholesale jewellery centre. Wholesale jewellery to trade only with the largest selection ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
A2Z is an Aladdin's Cave of jewellery, situated in Vyse Street, Hockley, the centre of Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter, the area is well known to traders from all over the country.
A2Z is one of Birmingham's largest genuine wholesalers of gold, silver, body jewellery, watches, watchstraps and batteries.
A2Z was established in 1983 and is based in the heart of Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter.
www.a2zjewellery.co.uk /abouta2z.cfm   (561 words)

  
 Hotels Hockley Heath
Please note that all distances are approximate and as the crow flies.
Birmingham International Airport, Birmingham, West Midlands, B26 3QL
Birmingham Road, Hopwood, Alvechurch, Birmingham, West Midlands, B48 7AL
www.findhotelrooms.co.uk /2-0/hotels/h/hockley-heath/13263   (219 words)

  
 Trip Report : BIRMINGHAM & THE THAMES, August 1988, part 1
We were due for a Saturday morning start, so we came up early by train, left our luggage at the wharf and went off to do the shopping in Tesco at Fiveways.
The weather was cool put pleasant as we set off on our cruise at 11:28, passing through Ladywood and Old Turn Junctions and Gas Street Basin (which was looking interesting), where we joined the Worcester and Birmingham Canal which we followed to King's Norton junction and the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal.
We moored for the night at Hockley Heath at 18:25, finding depth by one of the swing-bridges.
www.mike-stevens.co.uk /reports/cruise1988a/page1.htm   (626 words)

  
 Grayson Clocks: PeRsonal Visitors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Our trade counters and showrooms at Beckenham, London and Birmingham are open every weekday Monday to Friday.
Our Hockley/Birmingham and Hatton Garden/London branches carry all our stocks in jewellers tools and equipment, product finishing, and a selected range of clock and watch materials.
Our London and Birmingham branches are permanently linked to Beckenham.
www.graysonclocks.com /showrooms   (147 words)

  
 The walk 15: The catacombs to Hockley Street
Walk away from the catacombs, turn sharp right and walk up the path that climbs past the catacombs.
The location of the former St Michael's Church is shown on this map of 1903, with the catacombs to the left
In some ways this house is more interesting than the one we saw in Caroline Street, since it was clearly built for a prosperous family.
jquarter.members.beeb.net /walk15.htm   (515 words)

  
 Zen Shin Martial Arts Academy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
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 Tour Hockley at Local.co.uk
In tricky wind conditions we shot 300m and 900m in the morning as the Winelands competition.
Describes buildings of interest in the Spencer Street in the Birmingham Jewellery Quarter, and introduces the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter.
This is a temporary Homepage for Hockley On Line a photographic tour of Hockley in Essex We hope to have the site up in a few weeks in the meantime if you have any photographs old or new of Hockley and the surrounding area
www.local.co.uk /Hockley/Tour   (430 words)

  
 Jewellery in Birmingham   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Birmingham Assay Office The - PO Box 151
Birmingham Gold & Silversmiths Ltd - 18-19 Caroline St
Birmingham Stone Cutting Co Ltd - 59 Caroline St
www.uk-jewellery.org.uk /Jewellery_Birmingham.htm   (1397 words)

  
 Regus Venue Guide - Regus Birmingham, Blythe Valley Park
It has a bar plus a choice of two restaurants and a leisure club.
A 200 year old tastefully restored Georgian house nestling in a quiet Warwickshire lane but close to major road networks, NEC and Birmingham International airport and station.
There's a bar at the hotel and a restaurant within easy walking distance.
birminghamblythevalleypark.venue-guide.com /hotels.html   (313 words)

  
 Chamberlain Clock - Birmingham - Reviews of Chamberlain Clock - TripAdvisor
Located on the campus of the University of Birmingham, this 100-meter-high clock tower commemorates the University's first Chancellor, Joseph Chamberlain.
Birmingham: Book Now - Pay on Check Out!
Explore our site to find travel information and unbiased reviews on Birmingham tourism, hotels, maps and much more.
www.tripadvisor.com /Attraction_Review-g186402-d214030-Reviews-Chamberlain_Clock-Birmingham_West_Midlands_England.html   (290 words)

  
 Friends of Key Hill - Introduction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Key Hill Cemetery occupies a significant place in the history of Birmingham, and not just becuase it was the first purpose-built cemetery in the town - it was built to provide much-needed burial space which was becoming ever-more difficult to find in the various church graveyards around the town.
As it was, initially, a private cemetery, it was originally used mainly by the more wealthy families in the town, which means that it became the final resting-places of some of the most important and influential people in Birmingham.
Unit 3, The Argent Centre, 60 Frederick Street, Hockley, Birmingham B1 3HS - E-mail: secserve@wilnecote.fsbusiness.co.uk
www.btinternet.com /~asmith.design/walkpages/key-hill.html   (320 words)

  
 Cycle Clubs - Hockley Heath Cycle Clubs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
It is no surprise that several share clubs and supper clubs meet here Royal Oak, Hockley Heath - 9th June - now have full entertainments licence.
The gardening club of Hockley Heath gained the final success of the day, The footpath and cycle route along Meriden Hill Birmingham Road has been
The NEC Group, Birmingham - Birmingham Hotels Directory - find the...
www.birtleywheelers.co.uk /hockley_heath_cycle_clubs.html   (264 words)

  
 William Stanier [1847 - 1905]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Siblings John and Mary Ann were both christened at Birmingham St Philips on 5 February 1845.
Sibling James was christened at All Saints, the baptism entry has the letter P in the margin, which I take to mean Pauper.
William Stanier of 479 Park Road Hockley Birmingham
privatewww.essex.ac.uk /~alan/family/16.html   (343 words)

  
 Sangers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Reporting to the Marketing Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for managing the planning, co-ordination and execution of trade and channel marketing communications from start to finish.
Working as part of a small team, based within the Group headquarters in Hockley, you will be responsible for the administration and promotion of key brands, including import administration, stock control and all marketing communications.
Reporting to the Divisional General Manager based in Birmingham, the successful candidate responsible for generating new sales of the latest Audio Visual Equipment, with the emphasis on solutions based sales, by developing a large existing client base and creating new contacts.
www.sangersgroup.co.uk /pages/jobs.html   (1007 words)

  
 Web Design, Print, Graphic, Video & Film Production, Birmingham
We supply a wide range of services from web design and graphic design to film and video production.
We are based in the Jewellery Quarter, central Birmingham and work with clients UK wide.
We provide a variety of services ideal for those in the commercial sector...
www.hightideproductions.co.uk   (92 words)

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