"which is considered one of the best performance venues in the world. This overlooks Centenary Square and is adjacent to the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. Centenary Square was redeveloped in 1989 and given its current name in that year. Within Centenary Square is the Hall of Memory and Baskerville House. Other public squares in the city centre include Victoria Square, Chamberlain Square and Old Square. There are two public squares within the Bull Ring complex and another in the Custard Factory. Retail is mainly focused on the Bullring Shopping Centre, Corporation Street, New Street and High Street. Other retail centres in"
"University of Bedfordshire. The Hat Factory The Hat Factory is an arts facility in the centre of Luton, England that seeks to develop the arts in the town and surrounding region. The Hat Factory opened in April 2004, and includes theatre, music, comedy, dance and film programmes. The Hat Factory contains a studio theatre, sprung dance studio and space for music rehearsal and recording, as well as meeting rooms and conference facilities. It is home to several creative companies, including the organisers of the Luton Carnival. The Hat Factory Gallery is a joint venture between Luton Borough Council, the Hat"
"continues to be manufactured. Best was a member of the Design and Industries Association and was influenced by Walter Gropius. Graffiti (or ""spraycan art"") culture appeared in the early 1980s, with the area featuring in Channel 4 documentary ""Bombing"". Local artists who use urban Birmingham as their canvas (this is illegal, and regarded by some as vandalism) have included Chu and Goldie. Street art competitions are still regularly held at the Custard Factory. A variety of contemporary public art is located around the city centre, most of it created by artists from outside the Midlands. The construction of the Bull"
"The Hat Factory The Hat Factory is an arts facility in the centre of Luton, England that seeks to develop the arts in the town and surrounding region. The Hat Factory opened in April 2004, and includes theatre, music, comedy, dance and film programmes. The Hat Factory contains a studio theatre, sprung dance studio and space for music rehearsal and recording, as well as meeting rooms and conference facilities. It is home to several creative companies, including the organisers of the Luton Carnival. The Hat Factory Gallery is a joint venture between Luton Borough Council, the Hat Factory and the"
"and is now an arts centre. The Devonshire Works themselves are to be refurbished. Part of the Custard Factory complex is the Deritend Library, Birmingham's oldest surviving library building. The library opened on 26 October 1866 and was the third free district library to open in Birmingham. The library re-opened in 1898 following enlargement as a result of its popularity. Deritend Library closed on 16 November 1940. In 2003, it was opened as a conference centre and exhibition space. It is the only building of the original five free Birmingham libraries still standing. The library building is located on Heath"
"is situated in an area of Digbeth synonymous with club culture, the ""Custard Factory Quarter"", named after the nearby Custard Factory, a centre for music and arts. Adjacent to the Custard Factory is the O2 Institute (formerly the Digbeth Institute), the original home of Godskitchen. The 20-year lease contract originally taken out by Angel Music Group still remains in place but since 6 May 2012 the club has remained closed due to the slow demise of the Godskitchen brand caused mainly by a lack of direction and leadership and the high costs imposed by the Custard Factory landlords making it"
"mac centre from February to April 2012. The Arts Council funded Design Factory announced that ""Made in the Middle"" would visit the NCCD from April to July 2012. The National Centre for Craft & Design The National Centre for Craft & Design (NCCD) is an arts centre in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, which holds England's largest exhibition space for craft and design. It comprises space for galleries, teaching, and design workshops for designers in residence. The NCCD began as The Hub in 2003, in a converted Hubbard and Phillips company seed warehouse. In 2011 it changed to The National Centre for Craft"
"The Bottle Yard Studios The Bottle Yard Studios is a British film and television production studio facility in Bristol, South West England. It is located on Whitchurch Lane, approximately 4 miles south of Bristol city centre. It offers a total of 300,000 sq. ft. of adaptable production space, making it the largest dedicated production space in the West of England. A rising number of industrial sites around the UK have been re-purposed for film and television production, and The Bottle Yard Studios is one of the busiest complexes of its kind. Its success, combined with Bristol's vivid track record in"
"Cirencester Cirencester (, ; see below for more variations) is a market town in east Gloucestershire, England, west northwest of London. Cirencester lies on the River Churn, a tributary of the River Thames, and is the largest town in the Cotswold District. It is the home of the Royal Agricultural University, the oldest agricultural college in the English-speaking world, founded in 1840. The town's Corinium Museum is well known for its extensive Roman collection. The Roman name for the town was Corinium, which is thought to have been associated with the ancient British tribe of the ""Dobunni"", having the same"
"the company's education work and its move away from performative traditions. In 2002, Stan's Cafe was tasked to develop a day-long experience that would explore the role of risk-taking in creative learning for teachers from the 26 schools working as part of this initiative. The company devised a Risk Day, where teachers working in pairs were given a series of choices that guided their navigation around and through Birmingham city centre, collecting observations and encounters, to an end point in Digbeth at the Chuck Works (Stan's Cafe base) and then the Custard Factory, where the Creative Partnerships is located. In"
"The National Centre for Craft & Design The National Centre for Craft & Design (NCCD) is an arts centre in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, which holds England's largest exhibition space for craft and design. It comprises space for galleries, teaching, and design workshops for designers in residence. The NCCD began as The Hub in 2003, in a converted Hubbard and Phillips company seed warehouse. In 2011 it changed to The National Centre for Craft & Design, funded by North Kesteven District Council and Arts Council England. The NCCD is part of Lincolnshire One Venues (LOV), aided by Lincolnshire Arts Trust to promote,"
"Cathedral City Cheddar Cathedral City is a brand of Cheddar cheese manufactured by Dairy Crest. In the annual rankings of all businesses in the United Kingdom in December 2012, compiled by YouGov's BrandIndex, it was rated as tenth most popular brand in the United Kingdom; the most popular food or drink, ranked higher than Starbucks Coffee. It is produced from a twenty five year old recipe at Davidstow in Cornwall, which has neither city status nor a cathedral. However, the brand's original owners, Mendip Foods, were based in the cathedral city of Wells in Somerset. Dairy Crest bought the brand"
"and fountains within a central pool area which is sometimes emptied to allow for dance music events. The Medicine Bar and Kitchen have provided a stage for many musicians, DJs and rappers. A 220-seat theatre was also provided, inspired by the Custard Factory Theatrical Company who first asked for space at the Custard Factory before the project commenced. Phase two - originally named 'The Greenhouse', but now 'Gibb Square' after the Gibb Street location - was completed opposite the Custard Factory in 2002. It focuses on new media and media businesses. It includes a hundred studio/offices, a ring of poolside"
"a trendy place to live. The area is now a hub for the arts and creative industries, and is home to the Biscuit Factory (open gallery), the Mushroom Works (open first weekend of the month), Testhouse 5 (appointment only), North Grange Glass (stained glass gallery and cafe), 36 Lime Street and Cobalt Studios. The Valley is also the home of Seven Stories, the national centre for children's books. The Ouseburn Trust remains a landlord and developer in the Valley, and seeks to involve people in the heritage and regeneration of the area through its programme of free walks, talks and"
"and research but did not mention his other activity – the by then famous Bird's Custard. It read: His son, Alfred Frederick Bird, continued the work of his father. Bird junior went on to invent egg substitute powder in 1890, blancmange powder and jelly powder. ""The Custard Factory"" in Digbeth, Birmingham, is now a centre providing space to artists. Alfred Bird Alfred Bird (1811 – 15 December 1878) was an English food manufacturer and chemist. He was born in Nympsfield, Gloucestershire, England in 1811 and was later a pupil at King Edward's School, Birmingham. He was the inventor of a"
"provide digital, technical, audio/visual, grips, construction, transport, structural, fire and safety services. The Bottle Yard Studios The Bottle Yard Studios is a British film and television production studio facility in Bristol, South West England. It is located on Whitchurch Lane, approximately 4 miles south of Bristol city centre. It offers a total of 300,000 sq. ft. of adaptable production space, making it the largest dedicated production space in the West of England. A rising number of industrial sites around the UK have been re-purposed for film and television production, and The Bottle Yard Studios is one of the busiest complexes"
"presently held in Bradford City Park. Bradford City Park has the largest city centre water feature in the UK. Bradford is home to the acclaimed National Science and Media Museum (previously the National Museum of Photography, Film & Television) which celebrates cinema and movies, and is the most visited museum outside London. It contains the UK's first IMAX theatre, the Cubby Broccoli Cinema, and the Pictureville Cinema — described by David Puttnam as the best cinema in Britain. Bradford Industrial Museum was established in 1974 at Moorside Mills, a spinning mill in Eccleshill. The Museum celebrates and explains the significant"
"as part of what would grow into Punch's famed outreach programme, used by local schools. From this, Birmingham City Council became involved and now regularly programme events through Punch which have included a roadshow in Centenary Square during Birmingham's European Capital of Culture 2008 bid. In 2002, the success of the record shop led Ammo to relocate to Birmingham's Creative Quarter, the Custard Factory complex in Digbeth where the company now runs rhythm, song writing, music production, poetry, lyrics, dance, street art, photography and percussion lessons for the local community, schools and youth centres. In 2003, Punch produced a film"
"mostly occupied by housing. The town also hosts the Royal Agricultural University which is located between the Stroud and Tetbury Roads. The Sundial Theatre, part of Cirencester College, and the Bingham Hall host drama and musical events by community groups and professional touring companies. Cirencester Operatic Society, Cirencester Philharmonia Orchestra, Cirencester Band, Cirencester Male Voice Choir and Cirencester Creative Dance Academy are also based in the town. Cirencester Cirencester (, ; see below for more variations) is a market town in east Gloucestershire, England, west northwest of London. Cirencester lies on the River Churn, a tributary of the River Thames,"
"Cultural Industries Quarter The Cultural Industries Quarter is a district in the city centre of Sheffield, England, and one of the eleven Quarters designated in the 1994 City Centre Strategy. It is roughly triangular in shape, and is bound by Howard Street, Sheaf Square and Suffolk Road to the north-east, St Mary's Road to the south and Eyre Street and Arundel Gate to the north-west, with Granville Square in the south-east. The name given reflects the intention to create a cluster of music, film and science-based businesses in the area. Businesses based in the area include: The Sheffield Doc/Fest is"
"""The Apprentice"" in which during week 5 both teams had to sell designer clothes in the centre for one day. The Lancashire Hotpots song 'Trafford Centre' is about shopping at the centre at Christmas time. Trafford Centre The Trafford Centre is a large indoor shopping centre and leisure complex in Greater Manchester, England. In the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, the centre is within the Trafford Park industrial estate, five miles west of Manchester city centre. The Trafford Centre opened in 1998 and is the third largest shopping centre in the United Kingdom by retail size. It was developed by the"
"Fargo Village Fargo Village is a creative quarter on Far Gosford Street, Coventry, England. Costing £5 million and opened on 27 September 2014, it is a mixture of mobile catering units, small boutique style units housed in container like structures and large warehouse stores. Units include coffee shops, vegan café, a craft beer brewery, ""Twisted Barrel"", vintage clothing shops and even the world's only museum dedicated to TV actor Phil Silvers. ""The Box"" is a 500 capacity music and drama venue linked to and adjacent to the site. As well as housing retail units The Village holds regular events such"
"shops, galleries and restaurants plus the Green Man, a high sculpture by Tawny Gray - a huge structure made from vegetation and stone, standing next to a large water feature and overlooking the alleyway that divides the Custard Factory from the Gibb Square development. In March 2007, the regional development agency, Advantage West Midlands, announced new funding for the Custard Factory of £9.6m, to open 100 new office and workspace units. The result was Zellig (former Devonshire House), a restored grade II listed building, featuring a new sculpture, the Deluge, by sculptress Toin Adams and opened in May 2010. The"
"Arthur Jafa, Ragnar Kjartansson and more. The Vinyl Factory is the only major pressing plant in the United Kingdom. Located in Hayes in West London, once the vibrant manufacturing hub at the heart of the UK music industry, The Vinyl Factory continues to make the most coveted vinyl editions on the planet with the original machinery used to press The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Sex Pistols and many more of the most emblematic records in history. The Vinyl Factory has curated exhibitions and events at three spaces in London, The Vinyl Factory Soho, Brewer Street Car Park and Store Studios, 180"
"Mac (Birmingham) mac (formerly Midlands Arts Centre) is a non-profit arts centre situated in Cannon Hill Park, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England. It was established in 1962 and is registered as an educational charity which hosts plays, concerts and films shows, and holds art exhibitions, music classes, and workshops for all ages. The centre re-opened in May 2010 after a £15m facelift. It has four performance auditoria, rehearsal and media studios, a cinema and art gallery. With 1,028,371 visits in 2015, mac is the 14th most-visited free attractions in England. The idea for an arts centre in Cannon Hill Park was the"
"remind visitors of its Victorian past. Gosta Green's Birmingham Arts Lab was formerly the Centre for the Arts as which it had been an important centre for theatre and music in the late 1970s having been established for Aston University by Theatre Organiser Nick Arnold, Music Organiser Tony Pither and Technical Manager Cliff Dix during that decade in the former Delica Cinema (later the BBC Midland television studios before the opening of Pebble Mill in 1971). Following the Lab take over the building became The Triangle Cinema, then the frontage became a Waterstones bookshop. The building has subsequently become the"
"as classic car shows, open air cinema evenings, food festivals and dog shows. Fargo Village Fargo Village is a creative quarter on Far Gosford Street, Coventry, England. Costing £5 million and opened on 27 September 2014, it is a mixture of mobile catering units, small boutique style units housed in container like structures and large warehouse stores. Units include coffee shops, vegan café, a craft beer brewery, ""Twisted Barrel"", vintage clothing shops and even the world's only museum dedicated to TV actor Phil Silvers. ""The Box"" is a 500 capacity music and drama venue linked to and adjacent to the"
"environment for the students. A dramatic, curved £10million Creative Industries Centre, built alongside the Richmond Road Centre building, was opened by then MP for Twickenham, Vince Cable, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on March 27 2015, providing new facilities for programmes in Art & Design, Digital Arts, Fashion, Photography, Media and Interactive Media, Music, Music Technology, and Games Design. Kingston College (England) Kingston College is a College of Further, Higher and Adult Education based in Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, England. It has four campuses in the town of Kingston. The main campus is the tallest building"
"Asda built its then largest store in the UK, an Asda Supercentre which opened in June 2002, as well as the National Cycling Centre velodrome. Bradford was home to the sculpture B of the Bang, built to commemorate the 2002 Commonwealth Games. At the time it was the tallest artwork in the UK, but after suffering structural problems was dismantled in 2009. Bradford, Manchester Bradford is a district and electoral ward in Manchester, England, two miles north east of the city centre. The population at the 2011 census was 15,784. Historically in Lancashire, after the closure of its heavy industries"
"The Gregson Centre The Gregson Centre in Lancaster, England (previously known as the Gregson Institute) is an arts and community centre, music venue and Cafe-bar which has been awarded the Cask Marque. There is a micro-cinema and a lift enabling access to all public areas. It is one of the last medium-sized music venues in the area, and is owned by a charity, the Gregson Community Association Limited, and managed on a daily basis by the committed Gregson Centre Ltd company. The aims of the Gregson Arts and Community Centre are to promote the benefit of the inhabitants of the"
"Warrior was for a short time used for occasional pop-up cultural events—particularly the ""7 Bridges"" project, a locally-based initiative to improve the area—but has now been redeveloped as a Tesco Metro supermarket. Loughborough Junction is home to Whirled Arts, which runs a cinema in the railway arches on Hardess Street, showing mainly arthouse and foreign-language films, and also hosting literary and musical events. There are also several art galleries and artists' studios in the immediate area. The arch adjacent to the entrance of Loughborough Junction station is home to The Beanery, an independent coffee shop and wine bar. The property"
"Arts Theatre The Arts Theatre is a theatre in Great Newport Street, in Westminster, Central London. It opened on 20 April 1927 as a members-only club for the performance of unlicensed plays, thus avoiding theatre censorship by the Lord Chamberlain's office. It was one of a small number of committed, independent theatre companies, including the Hampstead Everyman, the Gate Theatre Studio and the Q Theatre, which took risks by producing a diverse range of new and experimental plays, or plays that were thought to be commercially non-viable on the West End. The theatrical producer Norman Marshall referred to these as"
"in London. The Vinyl Factory The Vinyl Factory is an independent British music and arts enterprise. Founded in 2001, the enterprise encompasses a record label, vinyl pressing plant, gallery spaces, record shop and music magazine. The Vinyl Factory record label collaborates with musicians and artists to produce and release limited edition vinyl, as well as create accompanying exhibitions, events and audiovisual shows. The Vinyl Factory label roster includes Massive Attack, Dinos Chapman (Jake and Dinos Chapman), Florence and the Machine, Christian Marclay, Pet Shop Boys, Martin Creed, Bryan Ferry, The xx, Duran Duran, Jeremy Deller., Daft Punk, Kelela, Moses Boyd,"