11 Nov
Facts about the Bullring
With less than 2 weeks to go until we open our 13th restaurant in the Bullring, we can barely contain our excitement! Our new Bullring branch will be our second in Birmingham, so Brummies looking for a great burger will definitely be spoiled for choice!
We’re due to open on 24th November, so we’ve looked into some interesting facts about our new home to get us even more excited about opening day.
- The Bullring has been the city’s historic market centre since 1166.
- Over half a million pounds a day was spent building Bullring.
- 15,500 tonnes of steel are in Bullring – that’s a ¼ of the steel in the Empire State Building.
- Selfridges at the Bullring is covered with a dramatic “skin” made up of 15,000 spun aluminium disks.
- The Bronze Bull situated in the square at the base of Rotunda is two and a half life sized and weighs 5 Tonnes.
- Over 8,000 jobs were created within the new Bullring.
- There are over 140 shops and kiosks within Bullring.