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.
45. British Prime Minister Tony Blair (Second L)) and his host Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto pose with British First Lady Cherie Booth (second R) and Japanese First Lady Kumiko Hashimoto for a family picture at Council House in Birmingham
Birmingham, G8 Summit 1998: British Prime Minister Tony Blair (Second L)) and his host Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto pose with British First Lady Cherie Booth (second R) and Japanese First Lady Kumiko Hashimoto for a family picture at Council House in Birmingham 15 May shorly before the start of the G8 summit (Photo credit should read GERARD FOUET/AFP via Getty Images) | AFP via Getty Images
46. G8 world leaders arrive for dinner at the Buddha room in the Council House in Birmingham at the G8 summit in 1998
(from L to R) Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien, German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, Russian President Boris Yeltsin, French President Jacques Chirac, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Japanese Prime minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, Italian Prime minister Romano Prodi, American President Bill Clinton and European Commission president Jacques Santer arrive for dinner at the Buddha room in the Council House in Birmingham at the G8 summit 15 May 1998. (Photo credit should read GERRY PENNY/AFP via Getty Images) | AFP via Getty Images
47. Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto followed by members of his delegation waves atop a bridge in Brindleyplace during the G8 Summit
BIRMINGHAM - MAY 17 1998: Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto followed by members of his delegation waves atop a bridge overlooking the canal in Birmingham 17 May at the end of the G8 world leaders economic summit. (Photo credit should read JOHNNY EGGITT/AFP via Getty Images) | AFP via Getty Images
48. French President Jacques Chirac waves to wellwishers as he walks across a bridge overlooking the canal in Birmingham at the G8 Summit in 1998
BIRMINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 17: French President Jacques Chirac waves to wellwishers as he walks across a bridge overlooking the canal in Birmingham 17 May at the end of the G8 world leaders economic summit. (Photo credit should read JOHNNY EGGITT/AFP via Getty Images) | AFP via Getty Images