An underrated city that's best known as the heart of the Industrial Revolution is actually one of the greenest cities in ...

He reminded everyone that Birmingham was once the poster child for the Industrial Revolution more than a century earlier. Now, he believes this grant will return the city to its trailblazing roots.

The iron-making centres produced iron rather than things made of iron; the metallurgical crafts which were so important to the prosperity of Sheffield and Birmingham struck few roots in Wales.

The brains behind the Industrial Revolution. videoThe brains behind ... of factories completely changed the nature of work and made Birmingham one of Britain's largest cities.