Birmingham is an amazing city By Year 2

Birmingham is an amazing city By Year 2

Birmingham was once known as a 'city of a thousand trades' Birmingham was also described as "the first manufacturing town in the world". Year 2 have made this e-book to tell you some amazing facts about Birmingham!

Over one millon people live in Birmingham. By: Malaika Mehnaaz

The first balti curry was made in Birmingham. By: Aimee Louise Layton xx

Birmingham central library is the city’s busiest building. It lends 8 million books each year. Birmingham is having a new library built and will open in September 2013 By: Samia

The first Odeon Cinema opened in Perry bar Birmingham. By: Blaine scott.

Birmingham has a motorway junction called spaghetti junction because it looks just like spaghetti! By: Christopher

James Watt, who lived in Birmingham 1775 - 1819, made the steam engine. By: Dianna O’driscoll

In 1905 Herbert Austin began making cars in Longbridge. A car called the Austin 7 was made here. By Dlan

Birmingham is home to Cadburys Chocolate By: Freya

Birds Custard was first made in Birmingham. By: Kian

The first map of Birmingham was made in 1731 by William Westley. By: sarah

HP Sauce was first made in Birmingham By Sharna massiy herbert:

In 1964 the bull ring shopping centre opened Put your picture here Taisharn By:

The bull ring now looks like this By: Saorise

Birmingham was famous for making pens. By: Taya. C.

John Francis Hall-Edwards took the first xray in Birmingham in 1896. By: Thomas David Mc. Cabe

Edward Burne Jones designed the glass in St philips cathedral By: Ramzan

Birmingham has more canals than Venice. By Ahsan farhan

Birmingham Made The First Chad Valley Toys. This is the factory By: Damien.

Birmingham’s first Canal was Opened In 1769. By: damien.

Birmingha m is famous for making jewellery By: Hafsa

Jaguar cars are made in Birmingha m. By: Hamzah

William Murdock invented gas lighting in Birmingham By: DYLAN

Typhoo tea first was made in Birmingham. By: lee

Birmingham was famous for making buttons. 600 million were made in the 1860’s. By: Malaika Mehnaaz

Birmingham is famous for making cars By: Reuben

Victoria Square has one of the largest fountains in Europe called The River By: Skye davis

The mini car was first made in Longbridge By: Tyler S

The tyre was invented in Birmingham by John Dunlop in 1888 By: TYLER BROOKS

Created by all of the children in Year 2 2013