| Take a trip down Bullring memory lane | |
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| | As the finishing touches are added to Birmingham's new multi-million pound Bullring Shopping Centre, take a trip back in time with local historian Carl Chinn to when it all began. |
| | | Meet Carl Chinn  | | Carl Chinn MBE |
Brummie born and bred, local historian Carl Chinn is a Professor of Community History at the University of Birmingham. Carl has written over twenty books about Birmingham and working-class life in general and also regularly writes a weekly local history column in the Birmingham Evening Mail and edits the popular Carl Chinn's Brummagem Magazine. In 2001 Carl was awarded the MBE for his services to local history and charity. Carl Chinn talks about the history of the Birmingham Bullring.  Part One
Part Two Part Three Watch a video of Carl Chinn as he takes you on a historical tour of the Birmingham Bullring. From how the name came about to the redevelopment of the centre in the 1960's.
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 | | In the beginning... Find out where the Bullring got its name and the important role played by the family of 'Sir Peter de Birmingham'.  Watch video
| | | |  | | The 60's redevelopment Carl Chinn talks about the 1960's redevelopment of the Bullring once described as "like nowhere else in the world" Watch video | | | |  | | In pictures... Browse through past images of the Birmingham Bullring taken by local photographer David Trippas. View pictures |
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