Birmingham city centre has of course changed drastically over the years.
During the 1700s, Birmingham's population is said to have grown from 11,000 to 73,000 before the city centre began to expand.
The city’s pre-eminent city centre features include Chamberlain Square, Old Square, Victoria Square, Birmingham Town Hall, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, and Birmingham Central Library.
Birmingham’s primary shopping street, New Street, has also developed rapidly over the last 40 years.
Here are some old photos of the city showing how it has changed throughout the 1900s.
9. Digbeth
St Anne's School, Alcester Street, Deritend, Digbeth, Birmingham, 1941. An old man seated outside St Anne's School, Alcester Street. The headmaster's log records that the adjacent Saint Anne's Church reopened on 31st August 1941 upon completion of repairs due to bomb damage. | Heritage Images via Getty Images
10. New Street, 1962
The entrance of the old Birmingham New Street railway station, February 1962. The station was demolished and rebuilt between 1964 and 1966. | Getty Images
11. Bullring Market, 1963
The new flyover crosses over the Bull Ring Market in Birmingham, 2nd April 1963. The Bull Ring Centre is under construction on the right. (Photo by Chris Ware/Keystone Features/Hulton Archive/Getty Images | Getty Images
12. Birmingham New Street Station, 1966.
Exterior of the original Birmingham New Street Station, designed by William Livilock and built in 1854 to serve both the London and North Western and Midland Railways. A policeman stands watch over several parked cars. A complete redevelopment of the station was carried out in the 1960s. | Heritage Images/Getty Images