Pictures of Birmingham even the Brummiest of Brummies wouldn't recognise

   

We take a look back through the archive at old pictures of Birmingham totally unrecognisable. Much of Birmingham in the early 1900s was farmland and the new towns we know today like Chelmsley Wood, Redditch and Castle Vale we many years from developing.

However with an ever growing city, new developments were needed and the city grew and grew to what we know today. Bartley Green was a large farming community and Chelmsley Wood was very much known for its woodland back in the day.

Many of the areas we know today like Acocks Green and Handsworth were rapidly developed with thousands of council houses built in the 1930s to house the masses. With the selling off of these in the 'Thatcher years', most are still standing today in private ownership.

At the turn of the 20th Century, the inner city residents were housed in the traditional Victorian terraces of Balsall Heath, Sparkbrook etc. The suburbs were still very much rural villages. We hope you enjoy this glimpse into the past of Birmingham.

 

Haymaking in Bartley Green.

 

 

Haymaking in Bartley Green, June 1964.

 
 

Parkside on the Westlands Park, Bartley Green. 4th November 1968.

 
 

Clover Drive, Westfields Park Estate, Bartley Green. 4th November 1968.

 
 

Wychall lane, Kings Norton. 1956.

 
 

Cottages in Church Lane, Handsworth, October 1956.

 

 

Old bridge at Hamstead Hill, Handsworth. October 1933.

 

 

Lordswood Road, Harborne.