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Article Title: Travel to Modern Birmingham
Author: Naz Daud
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At the beginning of the 19th century Birmingham�s population was around 74,000 and by the end of the century, this had expanded to over 630,000. The rapid expansion in population meant that the city was now the second largest centre of population in Britain.
With the city being the centre of the canal network and the coming of the railways in the latter part of the century, Birmingham was set to expand even further.
In the First World War, the city had over half the men of the city serving in the armed forces. Of the 150,000 men serving, over 35,000 were wounded and 13,000 killed. With the onset of mechanized warfare, the city became an even more strategic centre as a major centre of industrial production.
At the end of the war, the Prime Minister, David Lloyd George, recognised the significant contribution that Birmingham had made in the allied victory, stating that the Empire owed Birmingham a deep debt of gratitude.
Following the end of the First World War, the council decided to rehouse families from the inner city slums by building council estates in areas such as Acocks Green, Sell Oak and Harborne amongst others and by the commencement of the Second World War, some 50,000 council houses had been constructed.
During both wars, the Longbridge car plant was switched to the production of military equipment and munitions with the Spitfire being produced in Castle Bromwich, a fact that is commemorated by the �Spitfire Island� by the Jaguar car plant.
Again the city�s industrial contribution and importance to the country had been decisive in winning the war.
For thirty years following the end of the Second World War, Birmingham flourished for some 30-years. With the introduction of the �Distribution of Industry Act� in 1945 which was put in place to help struggling towns in the north to grow and deliberately stifle growth in Birmingham and London, the city saw over 39,000 jobs transferred out of the area. With companies such as BMC (British Motor Corporation) and Fisher & Ludlow moving to south Wales.
However, the service sector started to expand in what was the commercial centre of the country�s most successful regional economy which saw the expansion of the merchant banking sector with many of London�s larger banks and those of international banks opening in the city.
Strong expansion was also noted in the finance and insurances sectors as well as the professional and scientific services. However, this success was seen as a �threatening situation� and the incoming Labour government in 1964 sought to control the expansion of office accommodation by extending the Control of Office Employment act of 1965 to the city which banned further office development for the next 20-years.
These policies had a major effect on the city that had now become reliant on larger businesses and the smaller companies reliant on these companies so the city of a thousand trades and now become over-specialised in the motor manufacturing industry.
With immigration in to the city during the 50�s and 80�s, the city has seen emigrants from Ireland, Commonwealth Nations and Southern Asia. The Caribbean and latterly Poland, the city has truly becomes a multi-cultural and diverse city that has a certain vibrance about it. With this diversity came problems but these have largely disappeared and the city now enjoys foods from a variety of countries around the world.
Further developments have helped to secure the city as a major conference and shopping centre, with the ICC, Broad Street and the new Bull Ring Shopping Centre adding to the many reasons why visitors flock to Birmingham every year.
About The Author: Naz Daud http://www.citylocal.co.uk/cities/Birmingham/ http://www.citylocal.co.uk/cities/Birmingham/business/directory-guide-search/ http://www.citylocal.co.uk/cities/Birmingham/news/
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Article Title: Travel to Modern Birmingham
Author: Naz Daud
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At the beginning of the 19th century Birmingham�s population was around 74,000 and by the end of the century, this had expanded to over 630,000. The rapid expansion in population meant that the city was now the second largest centre of population in Britain.
With the city being the centre of the canal network and the coming of the railways in the latter part of the century, Birmingham was set to expand even further.
In the First World War, the city had over half the men of the city serving in the armed forces. Of the 150,000 men serving, over 35,000 were wounded and 13,000 killed. With the onset of mechanized warfare, the city became an even more strategic centre as a major centre of industrial production.
At the end of the war, the Prime Minister, David Lloyd George, recognised the significant contribution that Birmingham had made in the allied victory, stating that the Empire owed Birmingham a deep debt of gratitude.
Following the end of the First World War, the council decided to rehouse families from the inner city slums by building council estates in areas such as Acocks Green, Sell Oak and Harborne amongst others and by the commencement of the Second World War, some 50,000 council houses had been constructed.
During both wars, the Longbridge car plant was switched to the production of military equipment and munitions with the Spitfire being produced in Castle Bromwich, a fact that is commemorated by the �Spitfire Island� by the Jaguar car plant.
Again the city�s industrial contribution and importance to the country had been decisive in winning the war.
For thirty years following the end of the Second World War, Birmingham flourished for some 30-years. With the introduction of the �Distribution of Industry Act� in 1945 which was put in place to help struggling towns in the north to grow and deliberately stifle growth in Birmingham and London, the city saw over 39,000 jobs transferred out of the area. With companies such as BMC (British Motor Corporation) and Fisher & Ludlow moving to south Wales.
However, the service sector started to expand in what was the commercial centre of the country�s most successful regional economy which saw the expansion of the merchant banking sector with many of London�s larger banks and those of international banks opening in the city.
Strong expansion was also noted in the finance and insurances sectors as well as the professional and scientific services. However, this success was seen as a �threatening situation� and the incoming Labour government in 1964 sought to control the expansion of office accommodation by extending the Control of Office Employment act of 1965 to the city which banned further office development for the next 20-years.
These policies had a major effect on the city that had now become reliant on larger businesses and the smaller companies reliant on these companies so the city of a thousand trades and now become over-specialised in the motor manufacturing industry.
With immigration in to the city during the 50�s and 80�s, the city has seen emigrants from Ireland, Commonwealth Nations and Southern Asia. The Caribbean and latterly Poland, the city has truly becomes a multi-cultural and diverse city that has a certain vibrance about it. With this diversity came problems but these have largely disappeared and the city now enjoys foods from a variety of countries around the world.
Further developments have helped to secure the city as a major conference and shopping centre, with the ICC, Broad Street and the new Bull Ring Shopping Centre adding to the many reasons why visitors flock to Birmingham every year.
About The Author: Naz Daud http://www.citylocal.co.uk/cities/Birmingham/ http://www.citylocal.co.uk/cities/Birmingham/business/directory-guide-search/ http://www.citylocal.co.uk/cities/Birmingham/news/
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