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Edgbaston is known as being one of Birmingham’s more affluent areas with its range of high end restaurants and pricey homes.
The suburb is also home to some of the city’s most esteemed restaurants - including one with a Michelin star.
The Edgbaston Villlage has developed into one the city’s more expensive areas over the years, but it’s also home to Edgbaston Cricket Ground, the University of Birmingham, Birmingham Botanical Gardens, and the Edgbaston Archery and Lawn Tennis Society, the oldest lawn tennis club in the world.
We’ve taken a look back over the neighbourhood’s history with some brilliant old photos from the 1900s.
Take a look here:
13. West Indian supporters
West Indian supporters waiting for the gates to open ahead of the third day's play of the 3rd Test Match between England and the West Indies, at Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Edgbaston in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, 6th July 1963. (Photo by Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images | Getty Images
14. University of Birmingham, 1973
Police officers restrain a student after he had attempted to assault Prime Minister Edward Heath during Heath's visit to the University of Birmingham, in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, 17th February 1973. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images | Getty Images