Birmingham - A Shoppers 'iPharadesi eMidlands yaseNgilandi

01 ka 05

Wazalwa futhi uthengisa eMzini wesibili wase-UK

Ukuthenga eBirmingham kuzalwe kabusha.
Abantu baseLondon, abafisa ukucabanga ukuthi isitayela sase-UK siqala futhi siphele nabo, bangase bamangale ukuthola ukuthi abesifazane eBirmingham bachitha okuningi emfashini kunanoma yimuphi omunye umuzi wase-UK. Eqinisweni, ngokusho kukaNigel Godfrey weSikhumbuzo seBystery Birmingham, amakhasimende eHarvey Nichols edolobheni achitha ngaphezulu komuntu ngamunye kunanoma yiliphi elinye igatsha laleli mecca elidumile le-fashionistas - okungaphezu kwalokho, kunaseLondon.

Kubuhlungu kakhulu kusukela kamuva nje eminyakeni eyishumi eyedlule, lapho umatasa ubeka imigwaqo kanye neminyaka engama-1960, ukugubungula kwezakhiwo ezizungeze izakhiwo kwakunqanda iBulling, epulazini eliphakeme maphakathi neBirmingham, emgqeni ongenakunqandwa, olwaphikisana nomuntu we-whizzing traffic ukhonkolo oluvuthiwe.

Birmingham - Idolobha njengomsebenzi oqhubekayo

I-Bullring yanamuhla iyindawo enkulu yokuthenga yezitolo edolobheni, okubandakanya izindawo zokudlela ezihamba phambili, izindawo ezihamba ngezinyawo ezihamba phambili, ezitolo ezihola iminyango nezitolo kanye nabathengisi abazimele abangu-100. Igatsha layo lase-Selfridges - owokuqala enkampanini ngaphandle kweLondon - liyi-bazaar ezayo, engenamafasitela, ehlanganiswe nezinkulungwane zama-disks a-polished aluminum. Ehlelwe emaphethelweni e-Bullring, kubonakala sengathi ihamba njengomkhumbi wesikhala emakethe ye-Birmingham kanye nezifunda ezidala.

Futhi iBullring ingenye yezitolo zokuvuselela eziseBirmingham. Ezinye, njengezimakethe kanye nekota yeJowellery, ziye zaba izindawo zokuhweba zamakhulu eminyaka. Abanye, njengebhokisi lemeyili, bangabasha.

Okulandelayo: Ukuthenga Ngezinkunzi zeBullingham

02 ka 05

I-Bullring, i-New Street ne-Arcades

I-Bullring ingenye yezindawo lapho idolobha laseBirmingham laqala khona. Phakathi neminyaka ephakathi, kwakuyimakethe yezinyama neyezinkomo yedolobha - indawo lapho abalimi beletha khona imfuyo yabo yokudubula nokudayiswa. Ngekhulu le-16, isiteji sezinkunzi zezinkunzi kungenzeka sinikeze le ndawo emakethe igama layo.

Iningi leBirmingham elimlando liqhunywe ngamabhomu ngesikhathi seMpi Yezwe II ngenkathi kwakungumuzi obhejane kakhulu eBrithani ngaphandle kweLondon. Ukuqothulwa kwama-1960 okuphindaphindiwe kwashintsha inhliziyo yayo yaba yingozi. Manje, konke okushintshiwe.

Ngesikhathi ngivakashela eBirmingham ngo-2007, bekuyisikhathi sokuqala ukuthi ngibe khona kusukela ngawo-1990 kanti indawo yayingaqondakali. Emuva ngaleso sikhathi, angikaze ngibone isikhungo ngoba ngangingeke ngithole indlela yokubalekela ukuhamba ngezimoto ezizungezile nangaphezu kwayo emigwaqeni ephakeme yendandatho.

Namuhla, isikhungo sezomlando sezebhizinisi saseBirmingham sigcwele impilo, ukukhanya nomoya. Okunye - ama-shophounds azojabula ukuzwa - amakhulu namakhulu ezitolo.

I-Bullring entsha ishintshe ubuso bukaBirmingham. Yakhiwe ngezindleko zama £ 500 million, ihlanganisa izitolo ezingu-140 nezindawo zokudlela ezihamba ngezingilazi ezihlanganisa izigqoko ezingamabhola angu-26. Kunezindawo ezingaphezu kuka-3,000 zokupaka kanye nokufinyelela okulula kwebhasi nesitimela.

Izitolo ezimbili ezinkulu eMelika, i-Selfridges neDebenhams, i-Futuristic, yakha indawo yokuthenga eduze nayo yonke imakethe yomgwaqo yase-UK kanye nezitolo eziningi ezizimele.

Futhi ngaphesheya kweBullring

Ama-Victorian arcades, i-Great Western Arcade ne-Piccadilly Arcade, e-New Street, ihlanganiswe nama-boutique, ama-chocolatieres, ama-jewelers kanye nama-stationers okukhethekile.
Izitolo ze-Bullring
Indlela Yokufinyelela Ku-Bullring

Okulandelayo: Amakethe

03 ka 05

Izimakethe zeBullingham Bulling - iminyaka engu-850 yokudayiswa kwemakethe endaweni efanayo!

Izimakethe zaseBirmingham zibonisa leli dolobha eliningi-abantu abangamaphesenti angu-25 bavela ezincane. Ayikho ukuhlukahluka kobuhlanga obubonakalayo kunezimakethe ezidumile, ezihlukahlukene, ikakhulukazi edumile iBirmingham Rag Market.

Kodwa izimakethe zaseBirmingham azizona ezintsha, futhi azizange zikhule ukuze zihambele abafiki basanda kufika. Eqinisweni, kuye kwaba khona izimakethe zeBirmingham Bullring iminyaka engaba ngu-850, ephuma kumqulu owawunikezwe inkosi yenkosi ngo-1166.

Namuhla kunezimakethe ezintathu ezihlukile ezihlukile zeBirmingham Bullring kanye nemakethe enkulu kakhulu ngokushesha eningizimu yendawo:

• I-Bullring Indoor Market Ngaphezulu kwama-stalls angu-80 athengisa konke okuvela enyama nasezinhlanzi kuya ezitsheni nemifino, amaswidi, ama-hosiery, ama-lingerie, izesekeli zensimu, ukudla kwezilwane, amakhekhethi, amakhaya asekhaya kanye nemfashini. Vula nsuku zonke kodwa ngeSonto, ngo-9 ekuseni kuya ku-5: 30 ntambama
• Ama-walkways ama-Open Market ahlanganisiwe avikela ama-amakhasimende ezimakethe eziyi-130 ezimakethe, ukuthenga izithelo nemifino esisha, ukukhiqizwa kwepulazi, izingubo kanye nezimpahla ezifashisayo. Vula ngoLwesibili, ngoLwesithathu, ngoLwesine, ngoLwesihlanu nangoMgqibelo 9 ekuseni kuya ku-5 ntambama
• I-Rag Market Eyaziwa kakhulu, futhi mhlawumbe endala kunazo zonke izimakethe zeBirmingham, izigcawu ezingu-350 zithengisa izambatho, i-haberdashery, izingubo zokugqoka kanye nokuthunga izinto zokwakha. Eminyakeni yamuva nje abathengisi bayo be-sari baye baziwa kakhulu emhlabeni. Abashadikazi baseNdiya abavela kulo lonke elase-UK naseYurophu baya eBirmingham ukuthenga izindwangu zomshado kanye ne-trimmings e-Rag Market nasezitolo eziseduze. Vula ngoLwesibili, ngoLwesine, ngoLwesihlanu nangomgqibelo 9 ekuseni kuya ku-5 ntambama

I-Victorian St. Martin's Church, ihlezi ezisekelweni zasendulo, ezishiyile izimakethe zeBirmingham Bullring kusukela ngekhulu le-13. Ngaphambi kokuba uthinte izimakethe, vakashela amafasitela angenawo ama-window ka-Edward Burne-Jones, indodana yendabuko futhi ehola umculi we-Pre-Raphaelite owakhiqiza amafasitela e-Trinity Church, eBoston.

04 ka 05

IQuarter yeJewellery iyigugu langempela likaBirmingham, elikhazimulayo

Basebenzisa izinsimbi eziyigugu endaweni yesigcawu seBirmingham's Jewellery iminyaka engaba ngu-350. Kusukela ezigodini zezinyawo zesiFulentshi kanye nokuxoshwa kokufa okuyizinhlamvu zemali ezakhiwe ngo-1660, kuya ekhulwini le-19, lapho umshini wokuqala womhlaba wenza amapeni e-pen, okwakungumgogodla wezisebenzi zokwenza ubucwebe ngesiliva, igolide, ama-enamel kanye nokuyigugu amatshe.

I-Georgian Square ejikeleze iSt. Paul's Church (iGeorge Square Square yaseBirmingham) yabona izakhamuzi ezivelele njengoJames Watt, umsunguli we-injini ye-steam ne-Washington Irving - obhala iThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow ngenkathi ehlala nodadewabo lapha. UJohn Baskerville, umshicileli, ikhalligrapher nomklami wegama elidumile elibizwa ngegama lakhe, wangcwatshwa esontweni likaSt. Paul.

Ngasekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-20, abantu abangu-30 000 basebenzisana nokuhweba ngezimpahla zeBirmingham. Kodwa ngoba i-Quarter yeJewellery yayingumphakathi ohlangene ohlakaniphile wabasebenzi, izikhandi zabantu nabakhiqizi - abanomsebenzi omncane wokuthengisa, bekuyize, kuze kube yamuva, imfihlo kaBirmingham.

Akusenjalo.

Namuhla kuba abathengi bezigqoko zezulu. Emabhizinisini angu-400 ahlobene nokuhlobisa amabhokisi endaweni, 100 kukhona izitolo zezinto zokugqoka ezitolo. Indawo icebile kubakhi bemiklamo eyenza izinto ezenziwe ngokwezifiso ngamanani aqondakalayo. Izingubo eziningi ezenziwe futhi zithengiswa kwikota zibuye zithengiswe kumabhlocwe aseLondon (abathengisa ngamanani aphakeme kakhulu). Eqinisweni, ama-40% wezingubo ezidayiswa kulo lonke elase-UK zenziwe lapha. Ihhovisi le-assay yendawo, lapho igolide lihlolwa futhi linikezwa uphawu layo, yiyona ehhovisi elizama kakhulu emhlabeni wonke.

Hamba lapha emgodini we-Birmingham Metro, kusukela e-Snow Hill Station kuya e-Jewellery Quarter Station. I-Cross St. Paul's Churchyard eya kuVisse Street ne- Jewelery Quarter Information Centre ku-120 Vyse Street , bese ulandela nje impumulo yakho.

Thatha uhambo e-Quarter ye-Jewellery.

Okulandelayo: Ibhokisi Lemeyili

05 ka 05

Ibhokisi lemeyili - isikhungo esisha esisha kunazo zonke se-Birmingham

Thenga lapha ukuze uthole izinto ezinkulu - nezindleko - zokugqoka, ukuhlobisa ekhaya nokuphila.

Ihlanganiswe i-Harvey Nichols (enye yezitolo ze-fashion e-UK ezisezingeni eliphezulu), lokhu kuthuthukiswa kwamathekisthi amaningi, nezinwele eziningana zezinwele nezindawo ze-spas, kanye nokuthenga okuncane kodwa okukhethekile kwezitolo zomklami.

I-Birmingham Malmaison Hotelsits eduze kwe-shopping mall kanye ne-waterside, eduze neGesi Street, kunezindawo zokudlela ezingaphezu kwezingu-12 zokudla. I-BBC nayo inezindlunkulu zayo zaseBirmingham lapha.

Gcina imigwaqo, i-bane yeBirmingham traffic for izivakashi nabahamba ngezinyawo, namanje ibhulogi Ibhokisi leposi kusuka Bullring kanye main edolobheni izindawo ezitolo. Ngangimangaza lapho ngivakashela ngasekupheleni kuka-2007, ukuthi bambalwa abantu bendawo bengazi ukuthi ngikhuluma ngani ngenkathi ngicela iziqondiso.

Uma uhamba ngeBhokisi Lemeyili ngezinyawo, qhubeka ngaphansi kweNew Street uye eVictoria Square bese ucela othile wendawo ukuba akhombe ngaseBrindley Place. Bese uhamba uphinde uphakamise umgwaqo ufike endleleni eya eGenesis Basin.