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Birmingham Leasing

Did You Know?

Birmingham is a large city in the West Midlands, 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.

Birmingham grew to international status in the 18th century at the heart of the Midlands Enlightenment and subsequent Industrial Revolution, which saw the city 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.

Birmingham, England's second-largest city, was known in the Victorian period as the ‘workshop of the world’ but more recently has become a magnet for short-break visitors. Birmingham is one of the UK’s greenest cities and has more open space than Paris.

There are 571 parks in Birmingham – more than any other European city – totalling over 3,500 hectares of public open space. Sutton Park is the largest urban park in Europe and a National Nature Reserve.

Britain’s most famous and best-loved plane was built in Birmingham – the Spitfire. The original Mini Cooper was also manufactured here for 41 years, not to mention the famous Rover and Land Rover.the UK’s greenest cities.

Cluedo was invented in Birmingham. There’s a plaque up on the wall of the house on Brighton Road where it’s inventor lived and made the game which is loved by millions around the world.

It has more canals than Venice and is the centre of the UK’s canal network. The canals range from taking you high above houses in the suburbs to deep below the buildings in the city centre and offer some wonderful views. The photo below shows the clock tower at Birmingham Uni as seen from walking the canal path.

From 1986 to 1990 Birmingham held the Halfords superprix, a car race held on the city streets. It helped launch the careers of several Formula one drivers such as Jean Alesi and Heinz-Harald Frentzen. Parts of the old circuit can still be driven today and you can tell it was a racing track because of it’s layout.