Birmingham history in pictures

Alfred Cooke retires as secretary of the Burney Lane Allotments committee after 53 years in 1978.

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Carl Chinn column

Carl Chinn

A country feel dominated most of Summer Lane

THE Colmore family was one of the richest in the history of Birmingham. Read

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The Beatles

We love them yeah, yeah, yeah! See pictures of the Fab Four's visits to Birmingham. Read

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Industrial history

Industrial history

Birmingham business

Look back at Birmingham's industrial history with our archive images. Read

Famous faces

Famous faces

Birmingham's finest

Born and bred Brummies or adopted sons and daughters - they're all featured in our famous faces gallery. Read

Historic videos

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The making of the Bull Ring shopping centre (part 4)

SEE the final instalment of this fascinating film on the making of the then revolutionary new Bull Ring in the middle of the last century.

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Muhammad Ali meets a young fan

Muhammad Ali

Browse our archive photographs of the boxing legend's visits to Birmingham. Read

Music history

UB40

Sounds of yesteryear

Browse and buy our pictures of some of the biggest names to play in Birmingham. Read

Sporting history

Speedway

Action packed

Glance back through our region's proud sporting history and see the stars of yesteryear. Read

Your memories

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Remembering Birmingham

Share your memories of Birmingham with others on our forum. Read