Friend of the pub, and Professor of all things Birmingham, Prof. Carl Chinn hosts a signature event from behind the bar!
If Birmingham had a heart, then it would be the Bull Ring. The site of the markets since 1166, it was because of those markets that traders and smiths flocked to the town. And it was they who laid the firm foundations for Birmingham to launch itself on to the world stage in the Industrial Revolution as the Workshop of the World, the City of a 1000 Trades.
But why did the markets have such a tremendous effect? What was there before them? Why are they where they are? What do the names Bull Ring, Digbeth and Deritend mean? How did they develop? For what reason is there a Bradford Street when Birmingham is a long way from the Yorkshire city? And what is the history of the Anchor pub on the corner of Bradford Street and Rea Street? These and other historical questions will be answered by Carl Chinn in his illustrated talk, ‘Round About the Bull Ring’.
The Markets Since 1166
Est. 1166Why did the Bull Ring markets have such a tremendous effect, what stood there before them, and why are they sited where they are?
City of a 1000 Trades
Workshop of the WorldHow traders and smiths flocking to the Bull Ring laid the firm foundations for Birmingham to launch itself onto the world stage in the Industrial Revolution.
Bull Ring, Digbeth & Deritend
Origins of BirminghamWhat do the historic names Bull Ring, Digbeth, and Deritend actually mean, and how did these ancient Birmingham quarters develop?
Bradford St & The Anchor
308 Bradford StWhy is there a Bradford Street so far from the Yorkshire city, and what is the history of The Anchor pub on the corner of Bradford Street and Rea Street?
