"Bradford Center of Industrial Revolution " a Bradford Travel Page by MacedonianUK

Bradford history is interesting and in many ways, chekered.
Inportant town since the time of the Norman invasion.
One of the strongholds of the Saxons, important town in the time of the Tudors, and Battle of the Rosses.
Birth place of the Industrial Revolution.
It is well know fact that in Victorian times, Bradford's Woolen mills produced 70% of the Europe's woolen cloth.
And Bradfords Wool Exchange was born.
The boom during the Industrial Revolution, saw immigrants from all over Europe arriving in the City.
Withnes to it is Little Germany, part of Bradford, wich was inhabited by German migrants, and still many German families live.
Also many migrants, from then Empire,were "send" to work in England, and big portion of people from Indian subcontinent,were settled here.
Now about 1/3 of 300.000 strong population is of mainly Pakistany and Indian minorities, wich gives the City unique and interesting flavor.
After the WW II many Poles, Serbs and Ukrainians, made Bradford their town, and here is big Esten Europian Flavor too.
Bradford, won't be Bradford, if I don't mantion the National Museum of Photography, and Haworth, the birth place of Brontes sisters.