Architecture of Birmingham Sparkbrook of 1899, whose inventive but restrained design had a national influence, maintaining the close relationship between function and decoration that was important to the Gothic revival, while moving away from the straightforwardly historicist imitation of medieval precedent. The most comprehensive expression of the Arts and Crafts spirit within Birmingham however was the suburb of Bournville, which was developed from 1894 by George Cadbury as a model village for workers from his nearby factory, and was largely designed by the architect William Alexander Harvey, a pupil of Bidlake appointed at the young age of 22. Harvey designed over 500 houses
Birmingham Northfield (UK Parliament constituency) Birmingham Northfield (UK Parliament constituency) Birmingham, Northfield is a constituency created in 1950 represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1992 by Richard Burden of the Labour Party. It represents the southernmost part of the city of Birmingham. Among the area's largest features are the closed MG Rover Group factory that was formerly a major employer in the constituency and closed down in the run up to the 2005 general election, a large hospital and the North Worcestershire Golf Course. The Labour MP Richard Burden was nonetheless returned, albeit with a majority reduced by 5.6%. He