It was the dawn of a new era. Everything seemed possible in Birmingham in 1960 as a new, enlighted, age dawned. And there was plenty new in the city. Nechells flats were brand new, Birmingham library ...

SHOCKING photographs showing scandalous living conditions in 1960s Birmingham have spurred a search for the children and families they portray. The poignant photographs have been released by housing ...

Birmingham’s Downtown Action Committee, a band of the city’s most civic minded citizens, in 1966 decided to build on the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony and maybe even one up New York’s Macy’s ...

Christmas in 1960s Birmingham occupies a special corner of memory, wrapped in the glow of streetlights reflected on wet pavements, with shopping trips to city centre department stores For many ...

Old photographs showing what it was like to grow up in 1960s Birmingham The 1960s were a defining era for the world with it being one of the most tumultuous and divisive decades in history. Birmingham ...