Bradford is fortunate in its museums. The Natinal Museum of Photography, Film and Television includes an IMAX cinema and is situated right in the centre. The Industrial Museum, including working textile machinery and a mill manager’s house, was one of England’s first.

This shows a bit but does not distract from the museum’s interest. The Bolling Hall Museum, situated ironically bang on the ring-road, is an old hall, a lovely building containing much of historical interest.

Further out is Cliffe castle, a large Victorian house at Keighley, with anything from geology to stufffed birds and animals to musical instruments. In Haworth where the father of the Bronte sisters was Rector is the Parsonage Museum containing many artefacts associated with the family.

Bradford is the centre of attraction with its unique range of things to see and do.

Whether it’s bright ideas for the children at the Colour Museum, or meeting the gentle giant Shires at the Industrial and Horses at Work Museum, there is something for all the family to enjoy.

More into art? Then visit Saltaire’s glorious Salt’s Mill - home to Europe’s largest collection of works by local and international artist David Hockney.

Prefer something more quirky? Then do a double-take at the very realistic looking carved stone armchair, mirror and grandfather clock in the merchants’ quarter of Little Germany - just one of many unusual and eye-catching public art and sculpture in the city.

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It has a large number of recent immigrants, and approximately 22% of the population are from ethnic minority groups, particularly from Pakistan. Asian immigrants’ restaurants have led to the city being dubbed “the curry capital of Europe”. Bradford is the district with the fourth highest percentage of Muslims in Britain (16.1% compared to an average of 3.0%).

Racial problems

There have been riots in 2001, where muslim youth clashed with the British National party and West Yorkshire Police. Destroying many businesses and further polarising the tense situation that exists in Bradford with relations between different communities. The local authority was criticised for having a ‘weak, and ‘muddled’ response to the situation and its aftermath. Indeed, national figures have commented on the response by the local authority in their collusion with corrupt practices and of their toleration of discrimination on a number of levels.

Age Structure

0-4 years 33,240 (7.1 %)
5-15 years 76.087 (16.3 %)
16-24 years 58,305 (12.5 %)
25-44 years 130,742 (28.0 %)
45-64 years 101,630 (21.7 %)
65-74 years 36,101 (7.7 %)
75+ years 31,560 (6.7 %)

Work

Economically active, of all people aged 16 - 74 207,122 (63.4 %)
Employed (including self-employed) of economically active 184,558 (89.1 %)
Unemployed, of economically active 14,281 (6.9 %)
Full time student working or looking for work, of economically active 8,283 (4.0 %)
Economically inactive, of all people aged 16 - 74 119,656 (36.6 %)
Retired, of economically inactive 41,922 (35.0 %)
Student not working or looking for work, of economically inactive 18,116 (15.1 %)
Looking after family/home, of economically inactive 24,972 (20.9 %)
Permanently sick or disabled, of economically inactive 20,042 (16.7 %)
Other, of economically inactive 14,604 (12.2 %)

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi 4,968 (1.1 %)
Black or Black British 4,333 (0.9 %)
Indian 12,504 (2.7 %)
Mixed 6,937 (1.5 %)
Pakistani 67,994 (14.5 %)
White 366,041 (78.3 %)
Other ethnic group 4,890 (1.0 %)

Bradford is a metropolitan borough with city status in West Yorkshire, England. It is named after its largest settlement, the city of Bradford. The Bradford Metropolitan District (population:477,770 Source ONS 2003 Mid Year Estinate) is England’s 4th largest district with city status.

In terms of the population of its urban area area, which is the primary meaning of city in British English, Bradford is around the tenth largest city in England.Bradford has an important wool exchange, along with the making of other fabrics (including synthetics).

Electroplating, electrical engineering, and the manufacture of machinery and automobiles are also important. Stone quarries are nearby. The city of Bradford is home to a large number of Britain’s Pakistani population. District landmarks include the memorial hall, dedicated to Edmund Cartwright, inventor of the power loom; St. Peter’s Church (1458), now the cathedral of the diocese of Bradford; and the Conditioning House, a unique textile-testing establishment. The Univ. of Bradford, Bradford Technical College, Bradford Regional College of Art, and Margaret McMillan Memorial College of Education are there.

The lively leisure scene includes talent drawn from the many different communities around the district. Bradford has a wealth of art galleries and museums, including the award-winning National Museum of Photography, Film and Television - one of the country’s most visited attractions outside London. The district is fantastic for food, boasting more than 300 Asian eateries, and many other gastronomic delights from around the globe are also available.

Wide green open spaces are a feature of life in Bradford, with more than 40 parks and scores of recreation grounds, and the city is set in some of the most spectacular scenery in England, such as the Yorkshire moors and dales.

There is so much to see and do with a host of places to visit - whether it be the World Heritage Site of Saltaire, the elegant spa town of Ilkey or breathtaking Bronte Country full of literary heritage. If you are a food lover, history buff, outdoor type, culture vulture or mixture of all the above, there is plenty to suit you in Bradford.