Book : Birmingham
and West Midlands (Street Atlas).
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Birmingham is known as the Capital of the Balti, introduced to
the city by its large Kashmiri population.
AMC Cinema Tel: 0870 7555657
- Electric Cinema Tel: 0121 643 7879 - MAC (Midlands Arts Centre)
Tel: (0121) 440 3838 - Odeon Cinema Tel: 0871 224 4007- Showcase
Cinema Tel: 0871 220 1000 - Cineworld Cinema Tel: 0871 200 2000
- Cineworld Great Park Tel: 0871 200 2000.
Bull Ring Indoor Market, Edgbaston Street, Birmingham, B5 4RB.
Tel: 0121 622 0201. Items sold include fruit and vegetables,
confectionery, nursery goods, garden accessories, pets and pet
foods. The Bullring is situated in the Digbeth area of the City
Centre & offers leading international retailers, cafes, restaurants
and leisure facilities. It trades from three principle malls
all with pedestrian access and incorporating two major department
stores (Selfridges and Debenhams) and over 100 shop units. www.bullringindoormarket.com.
Location: In the centre of Birmingham.
Alexandra Theatre Tel:
0870 607 7544 - Birmingham Hippodrome Tel: 0870 730 1234 - Birmingham
Library Theatre Tel: (0121) 236 5622 - Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Tel: (0121) 236 4455 - Crescent Theatre Tel: (0121) 643 5858
- Hall Green Little Theatre Ltd hallgreenlittletheatre.co.uk/
- Highbury Little Theatre Tel: (0121) 373 2761 - Maverick Theatre
Tel: (0121) 449 0933 - Midland Arts Centre (MAC) www.mac-birmingham.org.uk/
- Old Rep Theatre Tel: (0121) 236 5622. mac-birmingham.org.uk.
www.hglt.org.uk.
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham,
B3 3DH. Tel: 0121 303 2834. Houses the largest collection of
Pre-Raphaelite works in the world, as well as Old Masters and
Impressionists. Visit the magnificent Edwardian Tea Room and
its sumptuous cakes. The Egyptian gallery, featuring an elaborate
Egyptian mummy and painted coffins. www.bmag.org.uk. Location:
In the centre of Birmingham.
Birmingham is said to
have more canals than Venice.
Victoria Square stands between New Street, Paradise Street and
Colmore Row. Here you will find the Town Hall, the "Iron
Man" and the "Floozie in the Jacuzzi".
There are three professional
football clubs in Birmingham: Birmingham City (0871 226 1875),
Aston Villa (0121327 2299) and West Bromwich Albion (08700 66
8888).
The NEC, Birmingham, England, B40 1NT. Tel: 0121 780 4141. The
National Exhibition Centre is the busiest exhibition centre in
Europe, staging more than 180 exhibitions each year, ranging
from world-famous public shows as Crufts Dog Show and Clotheshow
Live to international trade exhibitions like IPEX and Spring
Fair, Birmingham. Up to four million people visit the centre
each year. www.necgroup.co.uk. About 10 miles east of Birmingham.
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