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.
13. Schoolchildren in Birmingham in 1953
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14. Boxmag works in Birmngham 1957
Fox Photos photographer Derek Berwin is hoisted up on an electromagnet at the Boxmag works in Birmingham, in order to take a photograph of typist Kathleen Reddington who is similarly suspended, December 1957. Kathleen is hanging from a 40 inch magnet by her ice skates. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) | Getty
15. Birmingham City Manager Arthur Turner in 1956
Portrait of Arthur Turner, Manager of Birmingham City Football Club, prior to the FA Cup final against Manchester United, London, April 28th 1956. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) | Getty
16. Schoolchildren in Birmingham in 1953
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