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 pre-war era of the in the 1930s. Brum was one of the largest cities which experienced an economic boom in the 1930s era.
More than 60,000 new homes were built in the city during this decade and the institute of fine arts opened.
The following pictures show snapshots of life in Birmingham in the 30s:
1. 1939: The exterior of Cadbury’s factory at Birmingham
2. British Wightman Cup tennis player Mary Heeley playing golf on 18th October 1934 at the Moor Hall Golf Club in Sutton Coldfield
3. circa 1935: View of the Market Hall, Birmingham at the time of its centenary 1835 -1935 with traders going about their business in the foreground.
4. A view down New Street in central Birmingham, May 1931
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