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
17. Longbridge plant, 1945
The body of a 10h.p. Austin car is lowered onto its chasis at the Austin Motor Company's Longbridge plant in Birmingham, 28th August 1945. (Photo by William Vanderson/Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) | Getty Images
18. 1944
A section of wall in position with a man installing a ground floor window frame, the steel frame in the background, at a development of prefabricated homes in Birmingham, England, 27th April 1944. (Photo by Harry Todd/Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) | Getty Images
19. 11th October 1946
A factory worker at the lighthouse manufactuer Chance Bros of Smethwick, Birmingham, constructing a lens panel for Longstone Lighthouse. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) | Getty Images
20. 1947
The Ludlow Brothers Ltd stand at the first post-war Industries Fair in Castle Bromwich, Birmingham. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) | Getty Images