Recently, we’ve been looking back through Birmingham’s incredible history through the decades.
Recent picture galleries have looked at life in the city in the 1950, 60s and 70s.
This week we’ve taken a look at Birmingham during the post-war era of the in the 20s. After the Great War ended in, the city council decided to build modern housing across the city to rehouse families from inner city slums. Recent boundary expansions which brought areas including Aston ,Handsworth, Erdington,Yardley and Northfield within the city's boundaries provided extra space for housing developments.
Brum was also one of the largest cities which experienced an economic boom shortly after this decade.
Here are 11 pictures from the 1920s. All photos from Getty
1. March 1923
A woman on a Velocette motorcycle at the ACU Trials in Birmingham. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) | Getty Images
2. 12th February 1925
Portrait of competitors in the 2,000 miles motor cycle non-stop reliability trial which started from Birmingham, refuelling with BP petrol at Ealing Common, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) | Getty Images
3. 11th December 1925
Jack Hood welterweight boxer from Birmingham, sparring with Gunner Bennett. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) | Getty Images
4. 11th October 1926
J W Jones, captain of Birmingham FC enters the pitch. (Photo by Kirby/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) | Getty Images