The 90s are often fondly remembered by the UK public.
It was a decade of Britpop and Euro 96. This was the decade of the end of Margaret Thatcher. The National Lottery was launched, along with 24-hour shopping and Sunday trading. Mobile phones, dishwashers, personal computers were becoming more popular. The 1990s were a big decade for Birmingham, when the city changed considerably - that’s for sure.
The city centre roads were taken over by a Superprix to rival the likes of Monaco, we hosted the Eurovision Song Contest and a G8 Summit - with the likes of US President Bill Clinton, President Boris Yeltsin and Prime Minister Tony Blair walking through the streets and Broad Street was transformed with Brindleyplace and the magnificent Symphony Hall and International Convention Centre.
Join us in our time machine as we leave 2025 and head back to Birmingham in the 1990s with these pictures:
1. Birmingham Superprix 1990
Philippe Favre drives the #13 Leyton House March 90B NM Cosworth through the streets during the FIA International F3000 Championship Halfords Birmingham Superprix race on 27th August 1990 on the streets of Birmingham, Great Britain. (Photo by Dan Smith/Getty Images) | Getty Images
2. Birmingham Superprix 1990
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3. Birmingham Superprix 1990
City road signs point the direction during the FIA International F3000 Championship Halfords Birmingham Superprix race on 27th August 1990 on the streets of Birmingham, Great Britain. (Photo by Simon Bruty/Getty Images) | Getty Images
4. House of God at the Que Club in Birmingham
First founded in 1993, House Of God became one of Birmingham’s most important underground institutions during the mid ‘90s, regularly taking over the city’s legendary Que Club, which closed down in 2017. The huge party was was captured by renowned British fashion photographer Terence Donovan in 1996, shortly before his death. | Terence Donovan