Battle of the Birminghams

BATTLE OF THE N Birminghams BIRMINGHAM WEST MIDLANDS, UK BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA, USA FOUNDED 7th CENTURY 1871 POPULATION 1,036,900 ii 212.237 ii AREA 103,39 sq. miles 151,9 sq. miles TEMPERATURE 34.9°C -20.8°C highest 9°C 42°C highest -21°C 16.6°C lowest average lowest average ANNUAL RAINFALL 26.09 INCHES 53.69 INCHES GDP O $90bn S S ($) $154bn S) NUMBER OF SHOPPING CENTRES/MALLS LARGEST SHOPPING CENTRE THE BULLRING 125,300 sq. metres 160 shops 36.5m visitors a year RIVERCHASE GALLERIA 222,976 sq. metres R 200 shops O 15m visitors a year TALLEST BUILDING BT TOWER WELLS FARGO TOWER B 152m BA 138m OLDEST BUILDING St. MARTIN'S CHURCH 1325 SLOSS BLAST FURNACES 1881 PARKS 10 3 TY TWINNED WITH 8 CITIES/TOWNS 14 CITIES/TOWNS MAJOR SPORTS TEAMS E 6 MUSICIANS 31 36 Including: Ozzy Osbourne, Pato Banton, Carl Palmer and Roger Taylor Including: Attitude, Taylor Hicks, Paul Williams and Tammy Wynette ACTORS/ACTRESSES 12 15 Including: Tony Hancock, James Sutton, Martin Shaw and Felicity Jones Including: Courteney Cox, Channing Tatum, Nell Carter and Louise Fletcher PRIME MINISTERS AND PRESIDENTS 1 Neville Chamberlain INVENTIONS Custard Powder, Brylcreem, Magnetron, 1st Cotton Roller Spinning Machine Windscreen Wipers, Automatic Railcar Coupling WORLD FIRSTS 1st Building Society, 1st Manufacturing Town, 1st Cotton Mill, 1st League Football Competition, Host of 1st Cricket World Cup [Women's Cricket World Cup 1973] TOTAL 'WINS' - IT'S A DRAW! 11 BATTLE OF THE BIRMINGHAMS BROUGHT TO YOU BY prezzyboxcom gifts for everyone