Birmingham was at the heart of the UK's industrial revolution, and its wealth was built upon the multitude of trades that were spawned. This lead to a massive canal network, with more miles of canals than Venice (though they're very different types of canal). A fact that often surprises first-tim...
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Culture
The city's cultural scene has both breadth and depth, ranging from theatres, arts and music venues - Birmingham is a growing cultural powerhouse. The Barber Institute of Fine ArtsOne of Birmingham's hidden jewels, it is one of Britain's most impressive small picture galleries, housing an ou...
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Equality
Birmingham is multi-cultural and permissive in its attitiudes towards all forms of behaviour, dress and opinions.
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Greenhippo on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:56:22 +0100
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