New book captures 1930s Midlands – see some of the fascinating pictures

A new book brings together fascinating black and white photographs capturing everyday life across the region during a decade of change – and we've taken a sneak peek at some of the pictures.

Britain in the 1930s, by historians Steven Brindle and Maureen Hill, is a 616-page collection documenting a country on the brink of enormous change in the decade before the Second World War.

From busy industrial towns and traditional market squares to rural villages and the countryside, the photographs capture people at work and play.

They show a Britain of contrasts, where horses and carts still shared the roads with motorcars, industrial communities remained at the heart of the region and traditional village life continued alongside growing modernisation.

The collection also captures changing lifestyles and leisure opportunities during the decade.

The photographs come from the Associated Newspapers archive, alongside contributions from Getty Images, including the Hulton Library and Keystone Collection.

Britain in the 1930s, by Steven Brindle and Maureen Hill, is published by Atlantic Publishing and is out now. Take a look at some of the photographs below.

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