Today we’re travelling 50 years into Birmingham’s past to check out 11 old photos and see just how much the city has changed.
Birmingham remained by far Britain's most prosperous provincial city as late as the 1970s, with household incomes exceeding even those of London and the South East.
At the time, Noele Gordon was also a huge star in the Birmingham-based television show Crossroads.
Here are some photos showing what the city was like 50 years ago.
At the time, Noele Gordon was also a huge star in the Birmingham-based television show Crossroads.
9. Scottish footballer Kenny Burns
Scottish footballer Kenny Burns of Birmingham City FC, UK, November 1974. (Photo by Hoare/Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) | Getty Images
10. Birmingham Six trial
Crowds outside the Victoria Law Courts in Birmingham, UK, during the trial of the Birmingham Six, November 1974. Six Irishmen were being tried for the Birmingham pub bombings of 21st November, and were wrongly convicted the following year. The bombings were attributed to the IRA (Irish Republican Army) and the convictions were overturned in 1991. | Getty Images
11. British Labour politician Roy Jenkins (1920 - 2003)
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