The fifties was a decade that was mainly focused on the recovery from World War Two with Birmingham being far from an attractive place as slum housing conditions were visible across the city.
It was a decade that saw the true birth of rock and roll with figures such as Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly becoming recognisable with the dawn of the Cold War and the crowning of Queen Elizabeth II.
Here are sixteen old photographs capturing Birmingham life in the 1950s.
9. Victorian factory in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter set for radical transformation - here is the Button Works in the 1950s
Victorian factory in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter set for radical transformation - here is the Button Works in the 1950s | ASAP PR
10. Gil Merrick
Gil was an English footballer and football manager. Considered one of the best goalkeepers in the UK during the mid-1950s, Merrick was one in a long line of great Birmingham City keepers. He spent his entire career at Birmingham City, playing more than 700 times between 1939 and 1960. He also played at the 1954 World Cup for England | Getty Images
11. Pin factory workers in 1950
The shop floor at a major pin manufacturing plant in Birmingham. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) | Getty Images
12. Cricket in the 50s
circa 1950: Edgbaston cricket ground in Birmingham. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images | Getty Images