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Pictures: More Canals Than Venice
Birmingham is said to have more trees than Paris, the working title of a sequel to More Canals Than Venice. Pictured is some of the city's greenery in Stoney Lane, Yardley1 of 15 The famous statue of Matthew Boulton, James Watt and William Murdoch in Birmingham.2 of 15 Alexander Parkes invented plastic and celluloid in Birmingham3 of 15 Bird's custard, which was invented in Birmingham by Alfred Bird4 of 15 The Bournville site in Birmingham, which is home to Cadbury's chocolate manufacturing5 of 15 The Supermarine Spitfire was built in Birmingham6 of 15 The Crystal Palace, built for the Great Exhibition of 1851. Considered the greatest building of the Victorian era it was located in London but its glass and steel structure was made entirely by companies in Birmingham and the Black Country7 of 15 West Bromwich Albion's Hawthorns ground, with altitude of 551 feet, is the highest stadium in the English Premier and Football Leagues8 of 15 JRR Tolkien grew up in Moseley and is said by some to have used city landmarks as an inspiration for his books9 of 15 Frederick William Lanchester and his brother built Britain's first petrol driven four-wheeled car in Birmingham10 of 15 A Blue plaque to Sampson Lloyd, co-founder of Lloyds Bank on his grade II listed house, Lloyd House, in Sampson Road, Sparkbrook. Lloyds Bank was founded in Birmingham in 1765 by Sampson Lloyd and John Taylor11 of 15 A house in Ampton Road, Edgbaston, was the place where lawn tennis was invented by Harry Gem and Augurio Perera. Robert Holland and Chris Elks recreate that famous first game12 of 15 The the cavity magnetron, an essential component of radar, was invented at the University of Birmingham13 of 15 Birmingham's most famous car, the Mini, was designed in 1959 by Alec Issigonis14 of 15 Sir Michael Balcon (centre) was born in Birmingham and produced all of the Ealing comedies. He is considered by some to be the greatest film producer Britain has ever had15 of 15