{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"European cities","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.euroresidentes.com\/euroresiuk\/european-cities","author_name":"Bryan Rippin","author_url":"https:\/\/www.euroresidentes.com\/euroresiuk\/european-cities\/author\/bryan\/","title":"Birmingham - European cities","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"khTRmx5gCk\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.euroresidentes.com\/euroresiuk\/european-cities\/birmingham_04\/\">Birmingham<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.euroresidentes.com\/euroresiuk\/european-cities\/birmingham_04\/embed\/#?secret=khTRmx5gCk\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"\u00abBirmingham\u00bb \u2014 European cities\" data-secret=\"khTRmx5gCk\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Proud of its reputation as the \u2018workshop of the world\u2019, Birmingham was originally a small rural manor, the town being established in 1166 with the granting of a market every Thursday. Market-trading became the centre of the town\u2019s development, and whilst agricultural life around it continued, with the advent of the industrial revolution its eventual status as Britain\u2019s second largest city was sealed. James Watts\u2019 invention of the steam engine and Matthew Boulton\u2019s use of gas lighting were two of many inventions influencing manufacturing processes around the world. Birmingham however suffered from all the defects of that revolution : back-to-"}