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The Birmingham Corporation Act 1875 empowered Birmingham Corporation to purchase the Birmingham Waterworks Company. The transaction was supervised by the Mayor of Birmingham, Joseph Chamberlain, and completed on 1 January 1876 for the sum of £1,350,000 (equivalent to £160,405,360 in 2023) [2]. Chamberlain declared to a House of Commons committee
Blyth v Birmingham Waterworks Company (1856) 11 Ex Ch 781 [1] concerns reasonableness in the law of negligence. It is famous for its classic statement of what negligence is and the standard of care to be met. [2]
As of 2023, Birmingham has two Fortune 500 public companies: Regions Financial Corporation and Vulcan Materials Company. [1] Multiple other Birmingham companies rank in the top 1000. Private companies with revenue over one billion
Reservoirs in Birmingham, West Midlands (8 P) Pages in category "Water supply in Birmingham, West Midlands" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
In 1883 less than half of all silver jewellery made in Birmingham was of high enough standard to pass through Birmingham Assay Office. However, in the same year no less than 30 tons 17 cwt 4 lb 4 oz (32,363 kg) of silver jewellery and 3 tons 7 cwt 12 lb 3 oz (3,409.3 kg) of gold items were received, bringing the total number of articles sent ...
Frankley Water Treatment Works is a drinking water plant at Frankley, Birmingham, England. Owned by Severn Trent Water , it supplies drinking water to Birmingham and the surrounding area. The plant treats water from the Elan Valley in Wales , which arrives at Frankley Reservoir by gravity feed along the Elan aqueduct with a gradient of 1 in 2,300.
The former Ledsam Street Works of Belliss and Morcom works, located in Ladywood, Birmingham in 1988 Belliss and Morcom reciprocating engine and generator set, preserved at the Crich Tramway Museum Belliss and Morcom is a manufacturer and supplier of oil-free reciprocating compressors , technologies and services. [ 1 ]
Sarehole Mill is a Grade II listed water mill, in an area once called Sarehole, on the River Cole in Hall Green, Birmingham, England. It is now run as a museum by the Birmingham Museums Trust . It is known for its association with J. R. R. Tolkien and is one of only two working water mills in Birmingham, with the other being New Hall Mill in ...