4.a player in economic change - Birmingham Flashcards
What did De Bermingham do?
In 1166 purchased a royal charter that enabled them to hold a market.
De Bermingham family what year?
1166
Significance of De Bermingham family
- Without the ability to hold a market then trade may not have thrived in the area
- Brought people and businesses into the area
- Was the foundation of Birmingham becoming the ‘city of a thousand trades’
What did Matthew Boulton do?
Set up soho manufacturing in 1761 that specialised in steam engines
significance of Matthew Boulton
- Set up the first factory - important in moving the industrial base of the town forward
- set up the first assembly line under one roof
- This created 700 jobs and brought people into the area for this level of employment
Established the idea of assembly line → increasing efficiency within manufacturing factories / the industry.And the idea of having it all under one roof in one building.
Year Matthew Boulton set up goals.
1761
What did the cadbury family do?
Bournville factory and model village - brought workers
significance of cadbury family
All brought jobs to the area adding to a positive economic multiplier of earning more stable income to be spent and reinvested into the economy
Year of Cadbury family
1895
Austin what did he do?
Austin car plant opened in 1906 → 22 k+ employed at its peak
year of Austin car plant
1906
significance of austin car plant
The Austin car plant caused for 22,000 to be employed at its peak → bringing in more wealth to the area - + multiplier
How did the growth of engineering and car industry alter built environment?
Terrace housing built for workers where the many industries were created
Transport innovations - trams,railways,buses
How did the growth of engineering and car industry alter demography.
Increased migration from like Isle of man - still predominantly white british
When was the oil recession?
1970s
