Birmingham is a historic city that has evolved a lot through the eras.
The city grew to prominence as a centre of manufacturing and engineering in the 1700s and 1800s, leading the industrial revolution and was the home of many highly-skilled firms producing a huge range of products - with some firms from that time still in business today.
Birmingham also became known for the Jewellery Quarter, which is home to more than 100 retailers, diamond dealers, and workshops.
But Birmingham has never changed so much so quickly than in the last 100 years - rapid advancements in technology, culture, and industry has completely changed the face of the city - but for as much as things change, they always stay the same.
You can see that no better than in these 13 comparison pictures we’ve put together below:
9. Villa Park
Two aerial shots show the home of Aston Villa in 1951 and in 2023. It’s fair to say Birmingham’s biggest football stadium has undergone quite the transformation over the years | Getty
10. St Andrew’s
Constructed in 1906, St Andrew’s has been the home ground of Blues for more than a century. The stadium is pictured here on the left in the early 1970s, and on the right in the modern day | Getty
11. Birmingham Magistrates Court
The Victoria Law Courts on Corporation Street pictured in 1962 on the left. Designed by Aston Webb and Ingress Bell, the red brick and terracotta building now houses Birmingham Magistrates’ Court (right). | Getty
12. Corporation Street
One of Brum’s busiest shopping streets is pictured here in 1972 and on the right, in 2023. Although there are many more shops on the street today, it was still one of the city’s primary shopping streets in the 70s | google