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
5. 1st November 1926
A Jack Hale bookmaker hands a lady her tax revenue ticket at Birmingham racecourse. (Photo by Kirby/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) | Getty Images
6. 1st November 1926
Punters queue up to lay their bets at Steve Wall's bookmaking stand at Birmingham Race Course. The inauguration of a betting tax means that the bookmaker must be well supplied with revenue tickets. (Photo by Kirby/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) | Getty Images
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7. March 1929
Miss M Sorby competing on her motorcycle and sidecar at the Victory Cup trials in Birmingham. (Photo by Reg Speller/Fox Photos/Getty Images) | Getty Images
8. March 1923
Three women riding motorbikes at the ACU Trials in Birmingham. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) | Getty Images