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Sunset at St. Andrew's church, Netherton
During the Industrial Revolution, the heavy industry that mined the coal and used it in foundries and steel mills also turned the air and buildings black. This added to the notion of the Black Country.
In 1862, Elihu Burritt, the American consul in Birmingham, described the region as "black by day and red by night", with the red coming from glowing furnaces. This inspired the use of black and red on the Black Country flag, whose design also reflects the local industries making chains and glassware.
The anchors and chains for the Titanic were manufactured at Netherton in the Black Country.
Font: Birmingham Mail
Sunset at St. Andrew's church, Netherton
During the Industrial Revolution, the heavy industry that mined the coal and used it in foundries and steel mills also turned the air and buildings black. This added to the notion of the Black Country.
In 1862, Elihu Burritt, the American consul in Birmingham, described the region as "black by day and red by night", with the red coming from glowing furnaces. This inspired the use of black and red on the Black Country flag, whose design also reflects the local industries making chains and glassware.
The anchors and chains for the Titanic were manufactured at Netherton in the Black Country.
Font: Birmingham Mail