These old pictures show life for Brummies growing up in the city during the 1970s.
The 1970s was another defining area for the world, with huge economical changes and political controversies.
In the UK, it was the decade of the Ford Cortina, the record player and cassette recorder. It was also a decade of strikes, with postal workers, miners and dustmen all taking part in industrial action in the seventies.
After years of Labour in government, the end of the deacade also marked the start of Margaret Thatcher’s reign as Prime Minister.
We’ve taken a look back at the decade in Birmingham in pictures. Take a look below:
1. The Quads were a Mod/Power Pop band from Birmingham, 1979
The Quads were a Mod/Power Pop band from Birmingham England that released 3 singles in the years 1979-1980. In 1979 they recorded a session for John Peel and in 1980 they also had two songs on the Brum Beat Live at the Barrel Organ compilation LP. (Photo by George Wilkes/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) | Getty Images
2. Handsworth in 1979
A group of teenagers join the queue at a fish & chip shop in Handsworth, Birmingham, circa 1978. (Photo by Romano Cagnoni/Getty Images) | Getty Images
3. 1978
Rob Halford and K.K. Downing of Judas Priest at Rob Halford's home in Birmingham, United Kingdom, 1978. (Photo by Watal Asanuma/Shinko Music via Getty Images) | Getty Images
4. Birmingham New Street in the 1970s
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