In 1724 charity school called the Blue Coat school was founded. Meanwhile, Sarehole Mill was built in 1765. In the late 18th-century glass making boomed in Birmingham. There were also many gunsmiths and some locksmiths.

Some craftsmen made brass fittings such as handles for coffins. Artifacts made in Birmingham included buckles for shoes, blades, pins, nails, screws, bolts, and buttons. Metalworking of all kinds flourished in the town. Industry in Birmingham continued to boom during the 18th century. By the end of the century, the population of Birmingham had risen to 73,000. By 1750 the population had risen to around 24,000. By 1720 Birmingham had a population between 11,000 and 12,000.

The first mention of a fire engine in Birmingham was in 1695. They then set about plundering Birmingham again. The townspeople erected earth defenses across the roads but the royalists simply marched across the open country into the town. In April 1643 a royalist army was sent to capture Birmingham. After the king left the townspeople attacked his baggage train and looted it. His soldiers looted the houses of civilians. In October 1642 the king came to Birmingham with his army. The civil war between king and parliament began in 1642. Meanwhile, in the middle of the 16th century, a grammar school was founded in Birmingham. Lastly, it was surrounded by streams so that watermills could power the bellows for forges. Secondly, it was by a coal seam, which provided fuel for forges. Firstly it was near to a source of iron ore. Tudor Birmingham gained a reputation as a place where cutlers made knives, nailers made nails and many blacksmiths worked at their forges. However, the newer industry of metalworking was fast taking over. There was, in the 16th century, a leather hall in Birmingham where it could be bought and sold. Leather was also tanned and made into goods in the town. Wool was still woven and dyed in Tudor Birmingham. Furthermore, in the Middle Ages, there was also just one general market but by the middle of the 16th century, there were three specialized markets, the Cornmarket, the Welsh market, and the English market. In the Middle Ages there was only one fair in Birmingham but by the early 16th century there were two.

The lower part of it is very wet, the upper adorned with handsome buildingsвЂ™. In 1570 a writer said Birmingham was вЂfull of inhabitants and echoing with forges. By then it was a fairly large and important place. In 1650 it had a population of around 5,000. In the 17th century, Birmingham continued to grow rapidly. In 1547 the population was around 1,800 people. In the 16th century, Birmingham grew rapidly. BIRMINGHAM IN THE 16th CENTURY AND 17th CENTURY The Old Crown House was built in the 14th century. It would seem tiny to us and even by the standards of the time, it was a little town. In 1500 Birmingham was still a small market town with a population of about 1,500. In the early 13th century a вЂhospitalвЂ™ dedicated to St Thomas was built in Birmingham. In them, monks would care for the sick and poor as best they could. In the Middle Ages, the church ran the only hospitals. Leather was tanned then used to make gloves, saddles, bottles, shoes, and many other things. By then it was also known for leatherworking. By the late 14th century Birmingham was also known for its metalworking industry. Medieval Birmingham became known for its wool industry. BirminghamвЂ™s fair attracted buyers and sellers from all over the Midlands. In the Middle Ages, a fair was like a market but it was held only once a year. In 1250 the people of Birmingham were given the right to hold a fair each Summer. Once a market was up and running merchants and craftsmen came to live in Birmingham and it soon developed into a busy little town. In 1166 the King gave the Lord of the Manor, Peter De Birmingham, the right to hold a weekly market at Birmingham. In the early 12th century it grew into a town. By Tim Lambert BIRMINGHAM IN THE MIDDLE AGESД«irmingham is the second-largest city in England.

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