This week, we’re taking a look back at Birmingham during the 1940s.
During the early part of a decade, the city suffered heavy bombing by the Nazi German Luftwaffe during World War 2.
The last large raid on Birmingham was not until July 1942, making it one of the most heavily bombed cities outside of London.
The city was extensively redeveloped in the years following the war.
These photos give an insight into what life was like for Brummies during the decade, including post-war Birmingham.
All photos from Getty Images
5. St Pauls Square
William Millward Ltd, Birmingham, West Midlands, 1940s. A delivery boy leans his bicycle against the wall of number 37 St Pauls Square, Birmingham, the workshop of William Millward Ltd, a plater and gilder. The terrace may originally have been built as town houses circa 1780. | Heritage Images/Getty Images
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6. Portrait of nuclear physicist Rudolf E Peierls
Portrait of nuclear physicist Rudolf E Peierls working at his desk at Birmingham University, England, circa 1940. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) | Getty Images
7. 24th April 1940
Gas-driven taxis in a street in Birmingham. The gas bags on the roofs of the taxis last about 15 to 20 miles without a refill. | Getty Images
8. Five Ways School
10th July 1940: Boys from Five Ways Grammar School , Birmingham harvesting potatoes on a farm in Wales during WW II. The boys help | Getty Images