On MK's 54th Birthday, here are ten fun facts you may not know about the city!
- No-one in Milton Keynes is ever more than half a mile from a park.
- The Church of Christ the Cornerstone was the first purpose-built ecumenical church in the UK.
- Midsummer Boulevard is so called because the sun rises at its east end on the Summer Solstice.
- In the 1860s, Billy Smith of Woolstone claimed to be the first man to cultivate a farm entirely by steam.
- The Point was the first multiplex cinema in Britain and opened in 1985. A petition to save the venue has reached over 4,000 signatures, which you can read here.
- Charles Dickens visited Stony Stratford and based a character in Bleak House on a resident.
- The Cathedral of Trees at Newlands is based on Norwich Cathedral.
- The Concrete Cows were created by Canadian Artist, Liz Leyh, using scrap building materials.
- Milton Keynes has more bridges than Venice and a longer shoreline (around its lakes) than Jersey.
- MK Theatre is the most successful theatre outside the West End; the auditorium ceiling can be lowered or raised depending on the scale of the production.
You can find more fun facts about Milton Keynes by clicking here.
