Pre-Norman invasion

• 1200 BC
  13th century BC
  The 13th century BC was the period from 1300 to 1201 BC.-Events:*1300 BC: Cemetery H culture comes to an end.*1292 BC: End of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt, start of the Nineteenth Dynasty....
  
  : Radiocarbon date of charcoal taken from the Woodlands Park Prehistoric Burnt Mounds.
• Bronze Age
  Bronze Age
  The Bronze Age is a period characterized by the use of copper and its alloy bronze as the chief hard materials in the manufacture of some implements and weapons. Chronologically, it stands between the Stone Age and Iron Age...
  
  : Small farming settlements constructed.
• AD 48: Construction of Metchley Fort begins as Icknield Street
  Icknield Street
  Icknield Street or Ryknild Street is a Roman road in Britain that runs from the Fosse Way at Bourton on the Water in Gloucestershire to Templeborough in South Yorkshire...
  
   is constructed by Romans through Birmingham.
• AD 70: The Romans abandon Metchley Fort only to return a few years later.
• AD 120: The Romans abandon Metchley Fort permanently.
• 7th century: Possible creation of Birmingham
  Birmingham
  Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
  
   as a hamlet.
• 968: Duddeston
  Duddeston
  Duddeston is an inner-city area of the Nechells ward of Birmingham, England. It was part of the Birmingham Duddeston constituency until that ceased to exist in 1950.-Etymology:...
  
   is first mentioned in a charter granted to Wulfget the Thane by Eadgar
  Edgar of England
  Edgar the Peaceful, or Edgar I , also called the Peaceable, was a king of England . Edgar was the younger son of Edmund I of England.-Accession:...
  
  , King of the Angles.

1000 - 1099

• Area passes into the hands of the De Birmingham family.
• 1086: Birmingham recorded as a village in the Domesday Book
  Domesday Book
  Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
  
  .
• 1086: William FitzAnsculf is recorded as having the Birmingham, Edgbaston
  Edgbaston
  Edgbaston is an area in the city of Birmingham in England. It is also a formal district, managed by its own district committee. The constituency includes the smaller Edgbaston ward and the wards of Bartley Green, Harborne and Quinton....
  
  , Aston
  Aston
  Aston is an area of the City of Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. Lying to the north-east of the Birmingham city centre, Aston constitutes an electoral ward within the council constituency of Ladywood.-History:...
  
  , Erdington
  Erdington
  Erdington is a suburb northeast of Birmingham city centre, England and bordering Sutton Coldfield. It is also a council constituency, managed by its own district committee...
  
  , Witton
  Witton, West Midlands
  Witton is an inner city area in Birmingham, England, in the metropolitan county of the West Midlands. It was within the ancient parish of Aston in the Hemlingford hundred of the historic county of Warwickshire...
  
  , Handsworth
  Handsworth, West Midlands
  Handsworth is an inner city area of Birmingham in the West Midlands, England. The Local Government Act 1894 divided the ancient Staffordshire parish of Handsworth into two urban districts: Handsworth and Perry Barr. Handsworth was annexed to the county borough of Birmingham in Warwickshire in 1911...
  
  , Perry, and Little Barr manors.

1100 - 1199

• 1154: Lord of the manor
  Lord of the Manor
  The Lordship of a Manor is recognised today in England and Wales as a form of property and one of three elements of a manor that may exist separately or be combined and may be held in moieties...
  
  , Peter de Birmingham, obtains a charter to hold a market in Birmingham on every Thursday, transforming the village into a town.
• 1160: The first stone church building is erected on the site of St. Mary's Church, Handsworth
  St. Mary's Church, Handsworth
  St. Mary's Church, Handsworth, also known as Handsworth Old Church, is an Anglican church in Handsworth, Birmingham, England. Its ten-acre grounds are contiguous with Handsworth Park and it is just off the Birmingham Outer Circle and south of a cutting housing the site of the former Handsworth...
  
  .
• 1176: A road passing through Sutton Coldfield
  Sutton Coldfield
  Sutton Coldfield is a suburb of Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. Sutton is located about from central Birmingham but has borders with Erdington and Kingstanding. Sutton is in the northeast of Birmingham, with a population of 105,000 recorded in the 2001 census...
  
   is recorded. This was probably part of a highway leading from Birmingham to Lichfield
  Lichfield
  Lichfield is a cathedral city, civil parish and district in Staffordshire, England. One of eight civil parishes with city status in England, Lichfield is situated roughly north of Birmingham...
  
  .

1200 - 1299

• 1218: Flaxeye Farm in Stechford is mentioned.
• 1221: The manorial mill of King's Norton is recorded as being in the possession of Richard Clark.
• 1231: A manorial mill at Edgbaston is recorded.
• 1249: A ford over the River Cole is recorded.
• 1250: A road from Birmingham to Saltley
  Saltley
  Saltley is an inner-city area of Birmingham, east of the city centre. The area is currently part of the Washwood Heath ward, although formerly a feature of the Nechells ward...
  
   and Castle Bromwich
  Castle Bromwich
  Castle Bromwich is a suburb situated within the northern part of the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in the English county of West Midlands. It is bordered by the rest of the borough to the south east, North Warwickshire to the east and north east; also Shard End to the south west, Castle Vale,...
  
   is recorded in a deed.
• 1250: William de Birmingham is granted permission to hold a four day fair in Birmingham during Ascensiontide annually.
• 1260: Summer Lane, a road leading to Perry and Walsall
  Walsall
  Walsall is a large industrial town in the West Midlands of England. It is located northwest of Birmingham and east of Wolverhampton. Historically a part of Staffordshire, Walsall is a component area of the West Midlands conurbation and part of the Black Country.Walsall is the administrative...
  
  , is recorded.
• 1263: A church is documented at the site of the current St. Martin's Church.
• 1273: Several mills are recorded to be in existence in Northfield.
• 1276: Crossing of the River Rea
  River Rea
  The River Rea is a small river which passes through Birmingham, England. The name of the river derives from a root found in many Indo-European languages and means "to run" or "to flow". It frequently bursts its banks after heavy rain....
  
   at Deritend
  Deritend
  Deritend is an historic area of Birmingham, England, built around a crossing point of the River Rea. It is first mentioned in 1276. Today Deritend is usually considered to be part of Digbeth.-History:...
  
   is reported.
• 1282: Two roads are mentioned as passing through Yardley
  Yardley, Birmingham
  Yardley is an area in east Birmingham, England. It is also a council constituency, managed by its own district committee.Birmingham Yardley is a constituency and its Member of Parliament is John Hemming.-Features:...
  
   and converging at Deritend Bridge.
• 1290: A lane crossing the River Tame
  River Tame, West Midlands
  The River Tame is the main river of the West Midlands, and the most important tributary of the River Trent. The Tame is about 40 km from source at Oldbury to its confluence with the Trent near Alrewas, but the main river length of the entire catchment, i.e...
  
   at Salford Bridge leading in the direction of Erdington and Sutton Coldfield is mentioned.

1300 - 1399

• 1317: A mill in Witton and Erdington is mentioned and this was probably located on the Hawthorn Brook.
• 1318: A bridge named Bromford Bridge is recorded.
• 1322: It is recorded that merchants were selling wool in Birmingham market.
• 1333: A mill in Erdington named Bromford Mill is recorded in a court roll.
• 1340: The road from Birmingham to Castle Bromwich is again mentioned in a deed.
• 1368: The Old Crown public house
  The Old Crown, Birmingham
  The Old Crown a pub in Deritend, is the oldest extant secular building in Birmingham, England. It is Grade II* listed, and claims to date back to circa 1368, retaining its "black and white" timber frame, although almost all of the present building dates from the early 16th century.-History:It is...
  
   in Deritend is believed to have been constructed as a guildhall. If so, it is Birmingham's first school.
• 1379: A traveller records a bridge crossing the River Tame at Handsworth.
• 1381: Residents of Deritend and Bordesley
  Bordesley, West Midlands
  Bordesley is an area of Birmingham, England and is part of the City's Nechells Ward.It is served by Bordesley railway station.It should not be confused with nearby Bordesley Green.-Notable residents :...
  
   given permission to build a chapel next to the River Rea.
• 1381: Sir John de Birmyneham provides the first reference to Deritend by name, written as Duryzatehende.
• 1390: Thomas de Birmingham is recorded as a cloth merchant.
• 1392: The Guild of the Holy Cross
  Guild of the Holy Cross
  The Guild or Gild of the Holy Cross was a medieval religious guild in Birmingham, England. It was founded in 1392 by three burgesses of the town - John Coleshill, John Goldsmith and William atte Slowe - in place of an attempt to found a chantry in the parish church of St Martin in the Bull Ring,...
  
   is established in Birmingham.

1400 - 1499

• 1406: A goldsmith is referred to.
• 1435: The last known overlordship of Erdington manor is recorded.
• 1449: Three roads are recorded going from Birmingham to Edgbaston.
• 1460: Handsworth Old Town Hall in Handsworth
  Handsworth, West Midlands
  Handsworth is an inner city area of Birmingham in the West Midlands, England. The Local Government Act 1894 divided the ancient Staffordshire parish of Handsworth into two urban districts: Handsworth and Perry Barr. Handsworth was annexed to the county borough of Birmingham in Warwickshire in 1911...
  
   is constructed.
• 1480: The tower of Church of Saints Peter and Paul, Aston
  Church of Saints Peter and Paul, Aston
  The Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul in Witton Lane, Aston, Birmingham, England is a parish church in the Church of England.-Background:Aston and Northfield are the only churches within the City of Birmingham mentioned in Domesday Book...
  
   is completed
• 1492: The Saracen's Head in King's Norton is constructed.

1500 - 1599

• 1511: The Clerk of the Ordnance orders horseshoes, bits and weapons for the royal army. All the suppliers are from Birmingham.
• 1517: The Saint Margaret's Church in Ward End
  Ward End
  Ward End is an area of Birmingham, England. It covers the area between Saltley, Hodge Hill and Stechford and includes Ward End Park, a public park that has been open for over 100 years.-Ward End territory:...
  
   is built by Thomas Bond.
• 1524: Lord Middleton refers to a goldsmith from Birmingham who repairs two cups and making nine spoons.
• 1534: Saint Chad's Cathedral
  Saint Chad's Cathedral
  The Metropolitan Cathedral Church and Basilica of Saint Chad is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham and province of the Catholic Church in Great Britain and is dedicated to Saint Chad of Mercia. Built by Augustus Welby Pugin and substantially complete by 1841, St...
  
   becomes the first Catholic cathedral erected in England after the Protestant Reformation
  Protestant Reformation
  The Protestant Reformation was a 16th-century split within Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther, John Calvin and other early Protestants. The efforts of the self-described "reformers", who objected to the doctrines, rituals and ecclesiastical structure of the Roman Catholic Church, led...
  
   initiated by King Henry VIII
  Henry VIII of England
  Henry VIII was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was Lord, and later King, of Ireland, as well as continuing the nominal claim by the English monarchs to the Kingdom of France...
  
  .
• 1527: Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
  Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
  Bishop Vesey's Grammar School is a selective state grammar school in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham. Founded in 1527, it is one of the oldest schools in the United Kingdom. The school was a day and boarding school until the 1880s, and retained a small number of boarders in the mid-20th century...
  
   is founded by Bishop John Vesey.
• 1536: A footbridge is mentioned crossing a ford in the River Rea at Deritend.
• 1536: The Priory of St Thomas of Canterbury
  Priory of St Thomas of Canterbury, Birmingham
  The Priory or Hospital of St Thomas of Canterbury was a house of Augustinian canons in medieval Birmingham. The institution is referred to in sources as either a priory or a hospital, but the two roles were often overlapping or interchangeable during the medieval period, as all monastic...
  
  , north of the manor of Birmingham, is dissolved.
• 1542: Sarehole Mill
  Sarehole Mill
  Sarehole Mill is a Grade II listed water mill on the River Cole in Hall Green, Birmingham, England. It is now run as a museum by the Birmingham City Council. It is one of only two working water mills in Birmingham, with the other being New Hall Mill in Walmley, Sutton Coldfield.Built in 1542 on...
  
   is constructed as Biddle's Mill on the site of a former pool.
• 1547: The Guild of the Holy Cross
  Guild of the Holy Cross
  The Guild or Gild of the Holy Cross was a medieval religious guild in Birmingham, England. It was founded in 1392 by three burgesses of the town - John Coleshill, John Goldsmith and William atte Slowe - in place of an attempt to found a chantry in the parish church of St Martin in the Bull Ring,...
  
   is mentioned as maintaining to great stone bridges over the River Rea.
• 1547: Priory of St Thomas of Canterbury
  Priory of St Thomas of Canterbury, Birmingham
  The Priory or Hospital of St Thomas of Canterbury was a house of Augustinian canons in medieval Birmingham. The institution is referred to in sources as either a priory or a hospital, but the two roles were often overlapping or interchangeable during the medieval period, as all monastic...
  
   buildings are demolished.
• 1552: King Edward's School
  King Edward's School, Birmingham
  King Edward's School is an independent secondary school in Birmingham, England, founded by King Edward VI in 1552. It is part of the Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VI in Birmingham, and is widely regarded as one of the most academically successful schools in the country, according to...
  
   is founded.
• 1553: A survey shows that the major industry had become metal-using instead of cloth.
• 1560: A road in the direction of Dudley
  Dudley
  Dudley is a large town in the West Midlands county of England. At the 2001 census , the Dudley Urban Sub Area had a population of 194,919, making it the 26th largest settlement in England, the second largest town in the United Kingdom behind Reading, and the largest settlement in the UK without...
  
   is recorded.
• 1590: Blakesley Hall
  Blakesley Hall
  Blakesley Hall is a Tudor hall on Blakesley Road in Yardley, Birmingham, England. It is one of the oldest buildings in Birmingham and is a typical example of Tudor architecture with the use of darkened timber and wattle-and-daub infill, with an external lime render which is painted white...
  
   is constructed by Richard Smalbroke.

1600 - 1699

• 1612: A road is mentioned from Perry Bridge to Birmingham. It is named the "great way".
• 1612: The Handsworth Bridge Trust is set up by Nicholas Hodgetts.
• 1616: King James I
  James I of England
  James VI and I was King of Scots as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the English and Scottish crowns on 24 March 1603...
  
   grants Kings Norton
  Kings Norton
  Kings Norton is an area of Birmingham, England. It is also a Birmingham City Council ward within the formal district of Northfield.-History:...
  
   the right to hold a market.
• 1635: Construction of Aston Hall
  Aston Hall
  Aston Hall is a municipally owned Jacobean-style mansion in Aston, Birmingham, England. Washington Irving used it as the model for Bracebridge Hall in his stories in The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon.-History:...
  
   is completed.
• 1635 - 1642: The first Birmingham Library
  Birmingham Library (seventeenth century)
  The first Birmingham Library was founded between 1635 and 1642 in Birmingham, England by the puritan minister Francis Roberts. A letter to the Viscount Conway, surviving in the state papers of Charles I and dated 7 August 1637, possibly refers to a catalogue of the library:I have spoken with Mr...
  
   is founded by the puritan
  Puritan
  The Puritans were a significant grouping of English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries. Puritanism in this sense was founded by some Marian exiles from the clergy shortly after the accession of Elizabeth I of England in 1558, as an activist movement within the Church of England...
  
   minister Francis Roberts
  Francis Roberts (puritan)
  Francis Roberts was an English puritan clergyman, author and librarian.Born in Methley, near Leeds, Roberts was educated at Trinity College, Oxford between 1625 and 1632...
  
  
• 17 October 1642, King Charles I
  Charles I of England
  Charles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...
  
   passed through Birmingham, whilst travelling to the Battle of Edgehill
  Battle of Edgehill
  The Battle of Edgehill was the first pitched battle of the First English Civil War. It was fought near Edge Hill and Kineton in southern Warwickshire on Sunday, 23 October 1642....
  
  , the towns folk seized the Kings carriages, containing the royal plate and furniture, which they conveyed for security to Warwick Castle
  Warwick Castle
  Warwick Castle is a medieval castle in Warwick, the county town of Warwickshire, England. It sits on a bend on the River Avon. The castle was built by William the Conqueror in 1068 within or adjacent to the Anglo-Saxon burh of Warwick. It was used as a fortification until the early 17th century,...
  
  , a parliamentary stronghold. The same day the was a small battle at Kings Norton
  Battle of Kings Norton
  The battle of Kings Norton was fought on 17 October 1642. The Parliamentarians won the skirmish, which developed out of a chance encounter between Royalists under the command of Prince Rupert and Parliamentarians under the command of Lord Willoughby of Parham...
  
  : nine troops of horse and 200 foot under the command of Prince Rupert
  Prince Rupert of the Rhine
  Rupert, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Duke of Bavaria, 1st Duke of Cumberland, 1st Earl of Holderness , commonly called Prince Rupert of the Rhine, KG, FRS was a noted soldier, admiral, scientist, sportsman, colonial governor and amateur artist during the 17th century...
  
   fought a skirmish with force of 800 Parliamentarians under the command of Lord Willoughby of Parham
  Francis Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby of Parham
  Francis Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby of Parham was an English peer of the House of Lords.He succeeded to the title 14 October 1617 on the death in infancy of his elder brother Henry Willoughby, 4th Lord Willoughby of Parham...
  
  . The Parliamentarians lost about 20 men whilst the Royalists lost between 50 and 80 killed with a further 20 taken prisoner.
• 3 April 1643, the Battle of Camp Hill
  Battle of Camp Hill
  The Battle of Camp Hill took place during the First English Civil War, on Easter Monday, 3 April 1643, when a company of Parliamentarians from the Lichfield garrison with the support of some of the local townsmen, in all about 300 men, attempted to stop a detachment of Royalists, of about 1200...
  
   took place on Easter Monday, it was a Royalist victory after which they torched 80 houses in the town.
• 1643: Aston Hall is severely damaged by Parliamentary troops.
• 1648: A paper mill is recorded as being in use in Perry Barr
  Perry Barr
  Perry Barr is an inner-city area in north Birmingham, England. It is also a council constituency, managed by its own district committee. The constituency includes the smaller Perry Barr ward and the wards of Handsworth Wood, Lozells and East Handsworth, and Oscott, which elect three councillors to...
  
  .
• 1697: John Pemberton purchases the land once the site of the Priory of St Thomas of Canterbury
  Priory of St Thomas of Canterbury, Birmingham
  The Priory or Hospital of St Thomas of Canterbury was a house of Augustinian canons in medieval Birmingham. The institution is referred to in sources as either a priory or a hospital, but the two roles were often overlapping or interchangeable during the medieval period, as all monastic...
  
  .

1700-1709

• 1700: John Pemberton begins construction on his prestigious Priory Estate on the former site of the Priory of St. Thomas.
• 1702: The Old Cross, Birmingham's first public meeting place, is completed. It was located near the Bull Ring.
• 1707: The timber structure of the Guild Hall on New Street
  New Street, Birmingham
  New Street is a street in central Birmingham, England . It is one of the city's principal thoroughfares and shopping streets. Named after it is Birmingham New Street Station, although that does not have an entrance on New Street except through the Pallasades Shopping Centre.-History:New Street is...
  
   is demolished.
• 1708: The vacant New Street site becomes King Edward's School and a two-storey brick building is constructed on it.
• 1708: Parliament receives a petition for a new Anglican church as St. Martin's was overcrowded.

1710-1719

• 1713: Old Square is constructed by John Pemberton on the former site of the Priory of St. Thomas.
• 1715: St. Philip's Church is dedicated however not completed.
• 1715: The Jacobite Rising sees a mob attack the Lower Meeting House in Digbeth.

1720-1729

• 1724: The Blue Coat School on Colmore Row
  Colmore Row
  Colmore Row is a street in the centre of Birmingham, England, running from Victoria Square to just beyond Snow Hill station. It is traditionally the city's most prestigious business address....
  
   is completed.
• 1726: The Bristol Road, which had suffered from intense traffic, is turnpiked.
• 1728: A building known as 'Leather Hall' on New Street is demolished "while men slept" and three houses are constructed on it which were later replaced by a prison. 'Leather Hall' contained the town's last dungeon.
• 1728: Matthew Boulton
  Matthew Boulton
  Matthew Boulton, FRS was an English manufacturer and business partner of Scottish engineer James Watt. In the final quarter of the 18th century the partnership installed hundreds of Boulton & Watt steam engines, which were a great advance on the state of the art, making possible the...
  
   is born to a toymaker in Snow Hill.

1730-1739

• 1730: William Westley produces the first documentation of a newly constructed square named Old Square. It became one of the most prestigious addresses in Birmingham.
• 1731: The first map of Birmingham is produced by William Westley.
• 1732: The Birmingham Journal
  Birmingham Journal (eighteenth century)
  The Birmingham Journal was the first newspaper known to have been published in Birmingham, England. Little is known of it as few records remain, but a single copy survives in Birmingham Central Library: Number 28, dated Monday May 21, 1733...
  
  , Birmingham's first local newspaper, is printed by Thomas Warren.
• 1733: The town's first workhouse is constructed on Lichfield Street near to the current Victoria Law Courts' location.
• 1737: John Baskerville sets up in the Bull Ring as a writing-master.

1740-1749

• 1740: Birmingham's first theatre – the Moor Street Theatre
  Moor Street Theatre
  The Moor Street Theatre was the first regular theatre – as distinct from earlier booths and converted barns for strolling players – to be established in Birmingham, England...
  
   – opens, though it would be soon closed down and converted into a Methodist chapel.
• 1741: Printing of The Birmingham Journal stops.
• 1742: Sampson Lloyd II purchases Owen's Farm in Sparkbrook for £1,290.
• 1745: John Baskerville leases an estate which he names 'Easy Hill' on which he builds a house and workshops on land which is currently occupied by Baskerville House
  Baskerville House
  Baskerville House, previously called the Civic Centre, is a former civic building in Centenary Square, Birmingham, England.-History:The site was originally occupied by the home of John Baskerville. He was buried nearby in the area which was known as Easy Hill...
  
  .
• 1746: Nechells Slitting Mill is completed at a cost of £1,212.
• 1746: Ann Colmore obtains a private act of Parliament to sell land on her estate to Birmingham. This allowed a massive expansion of the town to the west and the creation of the Jewellery Quarter
  Jewellery Quarter
  The Jewellery Quarter is an area of Birmingham City Centre, England, situated in the south of the Hockley area. It is covered by the Ladywood district. There is a population of around 3,000 people in a area....
  
  .

1750-1759

• 1751: Methodists are attacked by Jacobites.
• 1752: Two theatres on Smallbrook Street and King Street open to the public.
• 1758: The land known as Duddeston Hall is renamed to Vauxhall Gardens after the London pleasure park and is opened to the public as an entertainment venue.
• 1759: It becomes known that 20,000 people are being employed in Birmingham's toymaking industry.
• 1759: The Quaker meeting house is seriously damaged for not sufficiently celebrating the English victories in Canada
  Annus Mirabilis of 1759
  The Annus Mirabilis of 1759 took place in the context of the Seven Years' War and Great Britain's military success against French-led opponents on several continents...
  
  .

1760-1769

• 1760: The Protestant Dissenting Charity School is established.
• 1761: Matthew Boulton
  Matthew Boulton
  Matthew Boulton, FRS was an English manufacturer and business partner of Scottish engineer James Watt. In the final quarter of the 18th century the partnership installed hundreds of Boulton & Watt steam engines, which were a great advance on the state of the art, making possible the...
  
   acquires a five-year lease on Soho Mill.
• 1762: A glassworks is recorded as being in use at Snow Hill by Meyer Oppenheim.
• 1764: Charles Westley's sermon at the opening of a chapel on Moor Street is disrupted by rioting.
• 1765: Taylor's and Lloyds Bank, an ancestor to Lloyds Bank, opens on Dale End.
• 1765: Soho Manufactory on Handsworth heath is completed and becomes Birmingham's principle tourist attraction.
• 1766: Matthew Boulton moves into Soho House
  Soho House
  Soho House , Matthew Boulton's home in Handsworth, Birmingham, England, is now a museum , celebrating his life, his partnership with James Watt and his membership of the Lunar Society of Birmingham. It was designed by Samuel Wyatt and work on the current building began in 1789...
  
   due to the completion of Soho Manufactory
  Soho Manufactory
  The Soho Manufactory was an early factory which pioneered mass production on the assembly line principle, in Soho, Smethwick, England, during the Industrial Revolution.-Beginnings:...
  
  .
• 1766: An infirmary wing is added to the Lichfield Street workhouse.
• 1768: An act if obtained for Birmingham's first canal, the Birmingham Canal.
• 1769: The Birmingham Chronicle is printed for the first time.
• 1769: A bill for creating paving space, street lighting and street cleaning receives Royal Assent.

1770-1779

• 1770: Discounting the monuments in the parish church courtyard, the first statues in the town are erected at the front of the Blue Coat School. They depicted a young boy and a young girl and were created by Edward Grubb.
• 4 am 15 November 1772: An earthquake strikes Birmingham and is felt in Hall Green, Erdington and Yardley. No damage was sustained but a flock of sheep escaped in Yardley.
• 31 August 1773: The Birmingham Assay Office
  Birmingham Assay Office
  The Birmingham Assay Office is one of the four remaining assay offices in the United Kingdom.The development of a silver industry in 18th century Birmingham was hampered by the legal requirement that items of solid silver be assayed, and the nearest Assay Offices were in Chester and London...
  
   opens for the first time at the King's Head Inn at New Street.
• 1774: Birmingham's fourth theatre opens on New Street as the Theatre Royal
  Theatre Royal, Birmingham
  The Theatre Royal, originally the New Theatre, was a theatre located on New Street in Birmingham, England between 1774 and 1956.-Bibliography and further reading:**...
  
  .
• 1777: Construction of St Paul's Square
  St Paul's Square, Birmingham
  St Paul’s Square, is a Georgian square in the Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, England, named after the church in its centre. It is the last remaining Georgian Square in the city....
  
   commences.
• 1777: A bill is presented to Parliament for a licensed theatre however is rejected.
• 1779: Construction of St Paul's Square is completed and the church is consecrated.
• September 1779: Birmingham General Hospital opens to the public.
• 1779: The Birmingham Library is established by 19 subscribers.
• 1779: A button maker named John Pickard fits a crank and fly-wheel to his Newcomen engine to make a mill. It is adapted into a flour mill and his business increases.

1780-1789

• 1780: William Hutton calls for the demolition of the prison at Peck Lane.
• 1780: Joseph Priestley
  Joseph Priestley
  Joseph Priestley, FRS was an 18th-century English theologian, Dissenting clergyman, natural philosopher, chemist, educator, and political theorist who published over 150 works...
  
   arrives in Birmingham.
• 1781: The Birmingham Library moves to premises in Swan Yard.
• 1782: The Birmingham Old Brewery, Birmingham's first large scale brewery, opens on Moseley Street.
• 1783: An act for the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal
  Birmingham and Fazeley Canal
  The Birmingham and Fazeley Canal is a canal of the Birmingham Canal Navigations in the West Midlands of England. Its purpose was to provide a link between the Coventry Canal and Birmingham and thereby connect Birmingham to London via the Oxford Canal....
  
   is obtained which would connect the Birmingham Canal with the Coventry Canal.
• 1783: The Birmingham Commercial Committee is formed.
• 1783: A proposal for a major new workhouse is proposed to the Parliament however faces objections from William Hutton.
• 1784: The Old Cross is demolished.
• 1786: The theatre on King Street is closed and converted into a Methodist chapel.
• 1787: New Hall is put up for sale as demand for the area increases.
• 1787: 'Apollo Hotel' opens in Deritend
  Deritend
  Deritend is an historic area of Birmingham, England, built around a crossing point of the River Rea. It is first mentioned in 1276. Today Deritend is usually considered to be part of Digbeth.-History:...
  
  , then a small hamlet.
• 1788: A turnpike is established on the main road into Deritend.

1790-1799

• 1791: An act for the Worcester and Birmingham Canal
  Worcester and Birmingham Canal
  The Worcester and Birmingham Canal is a canal linking Birmingham and Worcester in England. It starts in Worcester, as an 'offshoot' of the River Severn and ends in Gas Street Basin in Birmingham. It is long....
  
   is obtained.
• 1791: The Protestant Dissenting Charity School moves to a new building on Park Street.
• 1791: John Baskerville's house (though Baskerville was now deceased) is destroyed during riots.
• 1791: Birmingham's first synagogue begins construction in the Froggary.
• 14 July 1791: Joseph Priestley's house on Easy Hill is looted during the Priestley Riots
  Priestley Riots
  The Priestley Riots took place from 14 July to 17 July 1791 in Birmingham, England; the rioters' main targets were religious Dissenters, most notably the politically and theologically controversial Joseph Priestley...
  
  .
• 1792: The Theatre Royal
  Theatre Royal, Birmingham
  The Theatre Royal, originally the New Theatre, was a theatre located on New Street in Birmingham, England between 1774 and 1956.-Bibliography and further reading:**...
  
   in New Street is seriously damaged by fire.
• 1793: An act for the Warwick and Birmingham Canal is obtained.
• February 1793: An effigy of Tom Paine is hung and burned by a crowd singing 'God Save The King.'
• Summer 1793: A permanent military barracks is completed at Ashted.
• 1795: Pickard's Flour Mill is attacked by a mob of women after rumours he had wrongly increased the price of flour. The military arrive and break up the mob.
• 1797: 300 children are removed from the Lichfield Street workhouse to an Asylum for the Infant Poor on Summer Lane.
• 1797: The Birmingham Library moves to a purpose-built building on Union Street on land formerly Corbett's Bowling Green.
• 1797: The Anchor Inn
  Anchor Inn, Birmingham
  The Anchor Inn, in Digbeth, Birmingham, England, is one of the oldest public houses in Digbeth, dating back to 1797. The current building was constructed in 1901 to a design by James and Lister Lea for the Holt Brewery Company. The terracotta on the façade is believed to have come from the Hathern...
  
   in Digbeth opens.
• 1799: The Warwick and Birmingham Canal is completed.

1800-1809

• 1800: Another mob attack Pickard's Mill however instead of waiting for the military, John Pickard and his workers attacked the mob with rifles, killing one rioter.
• 1802: The lighting system of Soho Manufactory is displayed to the public. It was the first factory to be lit by gas.
• 1802: Horatio Nelson visits Birmingham and is greeted by large crowds.
• 18 September 1805: The foundation stone of a building complex consisting of public offices, a courtroom and prison in Moor Street is laid.
• January 1804: Joshua Toulmin
  Joshua Toulmin
  Joshua Toulmin of Taunton, England was a noted theologian and a serial Dissenting minister of Presbyterian , Baptist , and then Unitarian congregations...
  
   appointed as a Unitarian minister.
• 23 November 1805: A meeting his held to decide upon the creation of monument dedicated to Horatio Nelson.
• 1806: The prison on Moor Street opens.
• 1806: Another bill is presented to Parliament for a licensed theatre and this time is granted.
• 13 June 1806: A decision is made that a statue should be created in memory of Horatio Nelson.
• 1807: Space becomes available on Park Street for the expansion of the graveyard at St. Martin's, Birmingham's only Anglican graveyard.
• October 1807: The building complex on Moor Street is completed and opened one year after the completion of the prison.
• 1809: The Nelson Monument in the Bull Ring is unveiled on the Jubilee Day of George III.
• 1809: Birmingham's second synagogue, the Severn Street Synagogue
  Severn Street Synagogue
  The Severn Street Synagogue, built in 1813 as a synagogue in Birmingham, England, is now the Athol Masonic Hall. -History:Severn Street was newly carved out of the former Gooch Estate when the synagogue was built in 1809...
  
  , is completed on Severn Street.

1810-1819

• 1813: The Birmingham Gun Barrel Proof House is established by an act of Parliament
  Act of Parliament
  An Act of Parliament is a statute enacted as primary legislation by a national or sub-national parliament. In the Republic of Ireland the term Act of the Oireachtas is used, and in the United States the term Act of Congress is used.In Commonwealth countries, the term is used both in a narrow...
  
  .
• 1813, the Methodist Church in Belmont Row, Quaker Meetinghouse near Lady well, Severn Street Synagogue
  Severn Street Synagogue
  The Severn Street Synagogue, built in 1813 as a synagogue in Birmingham, England, is now the Athol Masonic Hall. -History:Severn Street was newly carved out of the former Gooch Estate when the synagogue was built in 1809...
  
   and Baptist Chapel in bond Street are all severely damaged by an anti-Disenter riot.
• 1813: Christ Church, in what is now Victoria Square, is completed.
• 1815: Birmingham Assay Office moves from the pub on New Street to offices on Little Cannon Street.
• 1816: The Birmingham Manor House
  Birmingham Manor House
  The Birmingham Manor House or Birmingham Moat was a moated site that formed the seat of the Lord of the Manor of Birmingham, England during the Middle Ages, remaining the property of the de Birmingham family until 1536...
  
   is demolished by the Birmingham Street Commissioners
  Birmingham Street Commissioners
  The Birmingham Street Commissioners were created in Birmingham, England by the Birmingham Improvement Act 1769. Subsequent Improvement Acts 1773, 1801, and 1812 gave increased powers to the Street Commissioners...
  
   and the moat filled in.
• 29 May 1817: The Smithfield Market
  Smithfield, Birmingham
  Smithfield was an inner-city area of Birmingham, England, southeast of the Bull Ring markets.-Smithfield Market:The area was originally the site of the Birmingham Manor House in which the De Birmingham family had lived for centuries...
  
   is opened by the Street Commissioners on the site of the Birmingham manor house.
• 1817: William Murdoch
  William Murdoch
  William Murdoch was a Scottish engineer and long-term inventor.Murdoch was employed by the firm of Boulton and Watt and worked for them in Cornwall, as a steam engine erector for ten years, spending most of the rest of his life in Birmingham, England.He was the inventor of the oscillating steam...
  
   moves to Sycamore Hill in Handsworth where he installs central heating and gas lighting.
• 1819: William Westmacott is hired by Alfred Bunn to redesign the Theatre Royal
  Theatre Royal, Birmingham
  The Theatre Royal, originally the New Theatre, was a theatre located on New Street in Birmingham, England between 1774 and 1956.-Bibliography and further reading:**...
  
  's interior.

1820-1829

• 1820: The Theatre Royal
  Theatre Royal, Birmingham
  The Theatre Royal, originally the New Theatre, was a theatre located on New Street in Birmingham, England between 1774 and 1956.-Bibliography and further reading:**...
  
   on New Street is destroyed in a fire. Only two medallions of Shakespeare and Garrick are retrieved from the ruins.
• 1820: A canal is extended through an area behind what is now Centenary Square to create a wharf. The extension cut across Baskerville's tomb where the builder's found his body to be well preserved.
• 1823: The spire is added to St Paul's Church.
• 1825: The Birmingham Female Society for the Relief of Negro Slaves is established Mary Sturge, Maria Cadbury and Mary Samuel Lloyd.
• 1826: The Birmingham and Liverpool Junction canal is authorised and opened.
• 1827: After being broken into and seriously damaged years earlier, the Severn Street synagogue receives enough funds to reopen.
• 1828: The main road into Deritend is disturnpiked.

1830-1839

• 1832: Construction of Birmingham Town Hall
  Birmingham Town Hall
  Birmingham Town Hall is a Grade I listed concert and meeting venue in Victoria Square, Birmingham, England. It was created as a home for the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival established in 1784, the purpose of which was to raise funds for the General Hospital, after St Philip's Church became...
  
   commences.
• 1834: Birmingham Town Hall opens for the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival
  Birmingham Triennial Music Festival
  The Birmingham Triennial Musical Festival, in Birmingham, England, founded in 1784, was the longest-running classical music festival of its kind. Its last performance was in 1912.-History:...
  
  .
• 1837: The first trains run between Birmingham and Liverpool
  Liverpool
  Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
  
  .
• 1837: Duddeston railway station
  Duddeston railway station
  Duddeston railway station is a railway station serving the Duddeston area of Birmingham. It is situated on the Redditch-Birmingham New Street-Lichfield Cross-City Line, and also on the Walsall line. Services on both lines are usually operated by Class 323 electrical multiple units...
  
   is opened as Vauxhall railway station.
• 1838: Birmingham gains the status of a municipal borough
  Municipal borough
  Municipal boroughs were a type of local government district which existed in England and Wales between 1835 and 1974, in Northern Ireland from 1840 to 1973 and in the Republic of Ireland from 1840 to 2002...
  
  .
• 1838: The first trains run between Birmingham and London
  London and Birmingham Railway
  The London and Birmingham Railway was an early railway company in the United Kingdom from 1833 to 1846, when it became part of the London and North Western Railway ....
  
  .
• 1838: Curzon Street railway station
  Curzon Street railway station
  Curzon Street railway station was a railway station in Birmingham that was used briefly for regular scheduled passenger services between 1838 and 1854 when it acted as the terminus for both the London and Birmingham Railway and the Grand Junction Railway, with lines connecting Birmingham to London...
  
   is opened.
• 1838: Perry Barr railway station
  Perry Barr railway station
  Perry Barr Railway Station is a railway station in Perry Barr, Birmingham, England.Although rebuilt around the time of electrification in the 1960s, it stands on the site of the original Grand Junction Railway station of 1838, and so is the oldest station on its original site in the city, and one...
  
   is opened.
• 1838: King Edward's School moves into a Charles Barry
  Charles Barry
  Sir Charles Barry FRS was an English architect, best known for his role in the rebuilding of the Palace of Westminster in London during the mid-19th century, but also responsible for numerous other buildings and gardens.- Background and training :Born on 23 May 1795 in Bridge Street, Westminster...
  
   designed building on New Street.
• 1839: Reconstruction of St Chad's Cathedral (then a church) by Augustus Pugin begins.

1840-1849

• 1840: The Protestant Dissenting Charity School moves into new premises in Graham Street.
• 1840: The Hebrew National School is established.
• 1841: Saint Chad's is consecrated as a church.
• 1841: Five Ways
  Five Ways, Birmingham
  Five Ways is an area of Birmingham, England. It takes its name from a major road junction, now a busy roundabout to the south-west of the city centre which lies at the outward end of Broad Street, where the Birmingham Middle ring road crosses the start of the A456 .-History:The name of Five Ways...
  
   is disturnpiked.
• 1842: The Moor Street prison is publicly condemned as being too ornate as the number of prisoners held in confinement there drops to zero.
• 1843: The Hebrew National School is replaced by a new building on Hurst Street.
• 1844: The Birmingham and Warwick Junction Canal is opened.
• 1844: Stechford railway station
  Stechford railway station
  Stechford railway station serves the Stechford area of Birmingham, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by London Midland. It lies at the junction between the Birmingham to Coventry line, and the predominantly freight-only Stechford-Aston spur...
  
   is opened.
• 7 October 1846: The Birmingham Baths Committee
  Birmingham Baths Committee
  The Birmingham Baths Committee was a Birmingham City Council-run organisation responsible for the provision and maintenance of public swimming and bathing facilities within the Birmingham boundaries in England...
  
   is officially established.
• 1846: St. Philip's School
  St. Philip's School
  St. Philip's RC Grammar School was a Roman Catholic grammar school for boys located on Hagley Road in Birmingham, England.-History:St Philip's was founded when two priests of the Birmingham Oratory took over an existing Catholic Grammar School in 1887...
  
   is completed and opened.
• 29 October 1849: Construction of Kent Street Baths commences.
• 1849: Kings Norton railway station
  Kings Norton railway station
  Kings Norton railway station serves the Kings Norton and Cotteridge areas of Birmingham, England. It lies on Cross-City Line from Redditch through Birmingham New Street to Lichfield. The station's main entrance is located on Pershore Road South, the A441....
  
   is opened.

1850-1859

• 1850: Saint Chad's is named a cathedral by Pope Pius IX
  Pope Pius IX
  Blessed Pope Pius IX , born Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti, was the longest-reigning elected Pope in the history of the Catholic Church, serving from 16 June 1846 until his death, a period of nearly 32 years. During his pontificate, he convened the First Vatican Council in 1869, which decreed papal...
  
  .
• 1850: Bishop Vesey's Grammar School ceases to be a boarding school
  Boarding school
  A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
  
  .
• 1850: The grounds known as Vauxhall Gardens is sold to the Victoria Land Society and the trees are cut down.
• 12 May 1851: Kent Street Baths are opened but are not yet completed.
• 1852: Snow Hill railway station
  Birmingham Snow Hill station
  Birmingham Snow Hill is a railway station and tram stop in the centre of Birmingham, England, on the site of an earlier, much larger station built by the former Great Western Railway . It is the second most important railway station in the city, after Birmingham New Street station...
  
   is opened as Livery Street Station.
• 1852: Birmingham Philosophical Institute ceases its activities.
• 1852: Acocks Green railway station
  Acocks Green railway station
  Acocks Green railway station serves the Acocks Green area of Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. The station is served by London Midland, who manage the station, and by Chiltern Railways.-History:...
  
   is opened.
• 1852: A major new workhouse with a capacity of 1,160 people at Winson Green is opened, 69 years after its proposal.
• 1852: Kent Street Baths are completed becoming Birmingham's first public baths.
• 1853: Birmingham Council buy lands for the Council House
  Council House, Birmingham
  Birmingham City Council House in Birmingham, England is the home of Birmingham City Council. It provides office accommodation for both employed council officers, including the Chief Executive, and elected council members, plus the council chamber, Lord Mayor's Suite, committee rooms and a large and...
  
  .
• 1854: New Street railway station
  Birmingham New Street Station
  Birmingham New Street is the main railway station serving Birmingham, England, located in the city centre. It is an important hub for the British railway system, being served by a number of important long-distance and cross-country lines, including the Birmingham loop of the West Coast Main Line,...
  
   is opened.
• 1854: Aston railway station
  Aston railway station
  Aston railway station serves the districts of Aston and Nechells in Birmingham, England. The passenger entrance is on Lichfield Road.The station is situated adjacent to and above the Lichfield Road , crossed by a bridge as the railway line, part of the original Grand Junction Railway, opened in...
  
   is completed and opened.
• 1856: Singer's Hill synagogue
  Singers Hill Synagogue
  The Birmingham Hebrew Congregation Synagogue is a Grade II* listed building comprising 26, 26A and 26B Blucher Street in central Birmingham, England.Built in 1856, it was designed by Yeoville Thomason...
  
  , designed by Yeoville Thomason
  Yeoville Thomason
  H. R. Yeoville Thomason was an architect in Birmingham, England. He was born in Edinburgh to a Birmingham family. Thomason set up his own practice in Birmingham 1853-1854....
  
  , is opened.
• 1858: Livery Street Station is renamed Snow Hill Station.
• 25 July 1859: Construction of Woodcock Street Baths in Duddeston
  Duddeston
  Duddeston is an inner-city area of the Nechells ward of Birmingham, England. It was part of the Birmingham Duddeston constituency until that ceased to exist in 1950.-Etymology:...
  
   commences.
• 1859: The Birmingham School of Music
  UCE Birmingham Conservatoire
  Birmingham Conservatoire is an international conservatoire and a major concert venue, its main platform being the Adrian Boult Hall. Prior to 1989, it was known as the Birmingham School of Music and was one of the faculties of Birmingham City University, the only one out of the nine conservatoires...
  
   is formed.

1860-1869

• 27 August 1860: Woodcock Street Baths are completed and opened.
• 1860: Adderley Park railway station
  Adderley Park railway station
  Adderley Park railway station serves the Adderley Park area in the east of Birmingham, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by London Midland. It was threatened with closure in 2004, but has now been given a reprieve...
  
   is opened.
• 1862: Erdington railway station
  Erdington railway station
  Erdington railway station is a railway station serving the Erdington area of Birmingham, England. It is situated on the Redditch-Birmingham New Street-Lichfield Cross-City Line.The station was opened in 1862 on Sheep Lane, later known as Station Road....
  
   is opened.
• 1862: Gravelly Hill railway station
  Gravelly Hill railway station
  Gravelly Hill railway station serves the Gravelly Hill area of Birmingham, in the West Midlands county of England. It is situated on the Redditch-Birmingham New Street-Lichfield Cross-City Line....
  
   is opened.
• 1862: Hamstead railway station
  Hamstead railway station
  Hamstead railway station serves the Hamstead, Great Barr and Handsworth Wood areas of the West Midlands, England, located at the junction of Rocky Lane and Old Walsall Road, in the city of Birmingham, on its border with Sandwell. It is situated on the Birmingham-Walsall Line, part of the former...
  
   is opened as Great Barr railway station.
• 1862: Sutton Coldfield railway station
  Sutton Coldfield railway station
  Sutton Coldfield railway station is the main railway station for the town of Sutton Coldfield in the West Midlands. It is situated on the Redditch-Birmingham New Street-Lichfield Cross-City Line 7½ miles north east of Birmingham New Street....
  
   is opened.
• 1862: Wylde Green railway station
  Wylde Green railway station
  Wylde Green railway station is a railway station serving northern Wylde Green and Boldmere in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England. It is on the Redditch-Birmingham New Street-Lichfield Cross-City Line 6½ miles north east of Birmingham New Street, and is in Centro fare zone 4.The station was...
  
   is opened.
• 1862: Handsworth Grammar School
  Handsworth Grammar School
  Handsworth Grammar School is voluntary aided grammar school that admits boys from the age of eleven and boys . The school was founded in 1862 and is located in Handsworth, Birmingham, England. it is situated just off the A41, near the junction with the A4040...
  
   is founded.
• 1863: The Great Western Hotel is constructed next to Snow Hill Station.
• 1863: Soho Manufactory is demolished.
• 1865: The first Birmingham Central Library
  Birmingham Central Library
  Birmingham Central Library is the main public library in Birmingham, England, and the largest non-national library in Europe. It is managed by Birmingham City Council...
  
   is opened.
• 1868: St Augustine's Church, Edgbaston
  St Augustine's Church, Edgbaston
  The Church of St Augustine of Hippo in Lyttelton Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England is a parish church in the Church of England.-Background:...
  
   is completed.

1870-1879

• 1870: Birmingham Council agree to build offices on lands bought in 1853.
• 1870: Northfield railway station
  Northfield railway station
  Northfield railway station serves the Northfield area of Birmingham, England. It is situated on the Cross-City Line. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by London Midland.-Services:...
  
   is opened.
• 1871: Snow Hill Station is rebuilt to accommodate larger trains.
• 1872: The Bristol Road is disturnpiked.
• 1873: Joseph Chamberlain
  Joseph Chamberlain
  Joseph Chamberlain was an influential British politician and statesman. Unlike most major politicians of the time, he was a self-made businessman and had not attended Oxford or Cambridge University....
  
   becomes Mayor of Birmingham.
• 1873: Birmingham Orthodox Cathedral
  Birmingham Orthodox Cathedral
  The Dormition of the Mother of God and St Andrew is a Greek Orthodox cathedral on Summer Hill Terrace in Birmingham, England, dedicated to the Dormition of the Mother of God and St Andrew. In Greek: The Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition of the Theotokos and Saint Andreas...
  
   is designed by J. A. Chatwin
  J. A. Chatwin
  J. A. Chatwin FRIBA, RBS, FSAScot , was a designer of buildings and the most prolific architect involved with the building and modification of churches in Birmingham, England, building or altering many of the parish churches in the city. He used both the Gothic and Classical styles...
  
  .
• 1874: Construction of the Birmingham Council House commences.
• 1874: Aston Villa F.C.
  Aston Villa F.C.
  Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
  
   is founded by Villa Cross Cricketers.
• March 1875: Riots on Navigation Street leads to 12 arrests and the murder of a police constable.
• 1875: Birmingham City F.C.
  Birmingham City F.C.
  Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
  
   is founded as Small Heath Alliance.
• 1876: Construction of the Great Western Arcade
  Great Western Arcade
  The Great Western Arcade is a covered Grade II listed Victorian shopping arcade lying between Colmore Row and Temple Row in Birmingham 4, England....
  
   is completed.
• 1876: A spire is added to St Augustine's Church, Edgbaston
  St Augustine's Church, Edgbaston
  The Church of St Augustine of Hippo in Lyttelton Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England is a parish church in the Church of England.-Background:...
  
  .
• 1876: Birmingham Corporation Water Department
  Birmingham Corporation Water Department
  The Birmingham Corporation Water Department was responsible for the supply of water to Birmingham from 1876 to 1974. It was also known as Birmingham Corporation Waterworks Department.-Early History 1808 - 1876:...
  
   takes over the Birmingham Waterworks Company.
• 1876: Bournville railway station
  Bournville railway station
  Bournville railway station serves the Bournville area of Birmingham, England. It is on the Cross-City Line which runs from Redditch to Lichfield via Birmingham New Street.-History:...
  
   is opened.
• 1876: Selly Oak railway station
  Selly Oak railway station
  Selly Oak railway station is a railway station in Selly Oak in Birmingham, England on the Cross-City Line between Redditch, Birmingham and Lichfield....
  
   is opened.
• 1876: Witton railway station
  Witton railway station
  Witton railway station serves the Witton area of the city of Birmingham, England. It is situated on the Birmingham-Walsall Line, part of the former Grand Junction Railway, opened in 1837. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by London Midland....
  
   is opened.
• 1877: The Birmingham Assay Office moves to offices on Newhall Street
  Newhall Street
  Newhall Street is a street located in Birmingham, England.Newhall Street stretches from Colmore Row in the city centre by St Phillip's Cathedral in a north-westerly direction towards the Jewellery Quarter. Originally the road was the driveway to New Hall occupied by the Colmore family...
  
  .
• 1878: Demolition of inner-city slums begins to make way for the construction of Corporation Street
  Corporation Street, Birmingham
  Corporation Street is a main shopping street in Birmingham city centre, England.It runs from the law courts at its northern end to the centre of New Street at its southern.- Planning :...
  
  .
• 1878: Joseph Chamberlain commissions Highbury Hall
  Highbury, Birmingham
  Highbury, also known as Highbury Hall, now a Grade II* listed building, was commissioned as his Birmingham residence by Joseph Chamberlain in 1878, two years after he became Member of Parliament for Birmingham. It received its name from the Highbury area of London, where Chamberlain lived as a child...
  
   to be constructed as his residence.
• 1879: The Birmingham Council House is completed and opened.
• 1879: During the construction of an extension to Birmingham Central Library, a fire destroys 50,000 books.

1880-1889

• 1880: The Chamberlain Memorial
  Chamberlain Memorial, Birmingham
  The Chamberlain Memorial was erected in Chamberlain Square, Birmingham, England on October 20, 1880, to commemorate the public service of Joseph Chamberlain, who was present at the inauguration ceremony. Joseph Chamberlain was a Birmingham businessmen, councillor, mayor and Member of Parliament...
  
   is completed.
• 1881: Construction of an extension to the Birmingham Council House commences.
• 1882: A redesigned Birmingham Central Library is rebuilt on the same site as the previous library.
• 1883: King Edward VI Aston
  King Edward VI Aston
  King Edward VI Aston School is a selective, all-boys' grammar school and specialist Sports College. The school, designed by Birmingham architect J.A. Chatwin, opened in 1883 and is still located on its original site, in the Aston area of Birmingham, England....
  
   is founded.
• 1883: King Edward VI Camp Hill
  King Edward VI Camp Hill
  King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys is a grammar school in Kings Heath, Birmingham for ages of 11 to 18 . One of the seven establishments of the Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VI, it is a voluntary aided school, with admission by selective exam...
  
   is founded and opened.
• 1883: King Edward VI Five Ways
  King Edward VI Five Ways
  King Edward VI Five Ways is a selective, humanities specialist grammar school located in the Bartley Green area of south Birmingham, England. As of April 2008, the school has a second specialism, a specialist Science College.-Background:...
  
   is founded.
• 1883: King Edward VI Handsworth
  King Edward VI Handsworth
  King Edward VI Handsworth School is a voluntary aided grammar school for girls aged 11–18 and is located in Handsworth, Birmingham, England. It is part of the Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VI. The school was founded in 1883 as King Edwards Aston. In 2001 there were 932 girls on roll,...
  
   is founded as King Edward VI Aston.
• 1883: King Edward VI High School for Girls
  King Edward VI High School for Girls
  King Edward VI High School for Girls is an independent secondary school in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England. It is part of the Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VI in Birmingham and occupies the same site as, and is twinned with, King Edward's School...
  
   is founded.
• 1884: Blake Street railway station
  Blake Street railway station
  Blake Street railway station serves the Hill Hook area of Sutton Coldfield, England. It is situated on the Cross-City Line, located on the county boundary between the West Midlands and Staffordshire...
  
   is opened.
• 1884: Four Oaks railway station
  Four Oaks railway station
  Four Oaks railway station serves the Four Oaks area of Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England. It is situated on the Cross-City Line. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by London Midland.-History:...
  
   is opened.
• 1885: Construction of an extension to the Birmingham Council House is completed.
• 1885: New Hall Manor
  New Hall Manor
  New Hall Manor is a medieval manor house, now used as a hotel, located in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England.It is claimed to be one of the oldest inhabited moated houses in Britain, dating from the 13th century when the Earl of Warwick built a hunting lodge on the site...
  
   is converted into a school.
• 1885: Lewis's Department store is constructed to replace Berlin House and to build over the Minories on Corporation Street.
• 1885: Ladypool Junior & Infant School
  Ladypool Junior & Infant School
  Ladypool Primary School is a Grade II* listed primary school on Stratford Road in Sparkbrook, Birmingham, England. It stands next to St Agatha's Church....
  
   is constructed.
• 1887: The foundation stone for the Victoria Law Courts
  Victoria Law Courts, Birmingham
  The Victoria Law Courts on Corporation Street, Birmingham 4, England is a Grade I listed, red brick and terracotta building that now houses Birmingham Magistrates' Court.-History:...
  
   is laid by Queen Victoria.
• 1888: King Edward VI High School for Girls moves to the Liberal Club on Congreve Street.
• 1889: Birmingham is granted city status by Queen Victoria and also becomes a county borough
  County borough
  County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , to refer to a borough or a city independent of county council control. They were abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 in England and Wales, but continue in use for lieutenancy and shrievalty in...
  
  .
• 1889: The Birmingham and Midland Institute
  Birmingham and Midland Institute
  The Birmingham and Midland Institute , now on Margaret Street in the city centre of Birmingham, England was a pioneer of adult scientific and technical education and today offers Arts and Science lectures, exhibitions and concerts. It is a registered charity...
  
   is completed.
• 1889: Vauxhall railway station is renamed Vauxhall and Duddeston railway station.

1890-1899

• 1891: The Victoria Law Courts are completed and opened by the Prince
  Prince of Wales
  Prince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 15 other independent Commonwealth realms...
  
   and Princess of Wales
  Princess of Wales
  Princess of Wales is a British courtesy title held by the wife of The Prince of Wales since the first "English" Prince of Wales in 1283.Although there have been considerably more than ten male heirs to the throne, there have been only ten Princesses of Wales. The majority of Princes of Wales...
  
  .
• 1891: Harborne
  Harborne
  Harborne is an area three miles southwest from Birmingham city centre, England. It is a Birmingham City Council ward in the formal district and in the parliamentary constituency of Birmingham Edgbaston.- Geography :...
  
   became part of the County Borough of Birmingham and thus transferred from Staffordshire
  Staffordshire
  Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
  
   to Warwickshire
  Warwickshire
  Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
  
   by the Local Govt. Bd.'s Prov. Orders Conf. (No. 13) Act, 54 & 55 Vic. c. 161 (local act).
• 1 October 1891: The Balsall Heath
  Balsall Heath
  Balsall Heath is a working class, inner-city area of Birmingham, England. It is home to a diverse cultural mix of people and the location of the Balti Triangle.-History:...
  
   district, which had constituted the most northerly part of the Parish of King's Norton in Worcestershire, was added to the County Borough of Birmingham, and therefore Warwickshire.
• 1892: Small Heath School
  Small Heath School, Birmingham
  Small Heath School is a secondary school on Waverley Road in Small Heath, Birmingham, England. This very large school serves an inner city area of Birmingham. It is a popular choice with parents, with more than two applications for every place available. Almost all students walk to school from the...
  
   is completed and opened.
• 1895: The free library of the Public Library and Baths, Balsall Heath
  Public Library and Baths, Balsall Heath
  The Public Library and Baths on Moseley Road, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, England form one of many pairings of baths and libraries in Birmingham, managed by Birmingham City Council.-Planning:...
  
   is completed and opened.
• 1896: 1-7 Constitution Hill
  1-7 Constitution Hill, Birmingham
  The former H.B. Sale factory , at 1–7 Constitution Hill, Birmingham 19, England, at the acute junction with Hampton Street, is a Grade II listed building. The red brick and terracotta structure is extremely thin, with a tower at one end....
  
   is designed and constructed.
• 1896: The last houses of Old Square are demolished as part of the Corporation Street development by Joseph Chamberlain.
• 1898: Christ Church in the city centre is demolished to make room for offices.
• 1989: The Pitman Vegetarian Hotel
  The Pitman Vegetarian Hotel
  The Pitman Vegetarian Hotel was a vegetarian hotel that opened in 1898 in the County Buildings , Corporation Street, Birmingham, England, as an expansion of a vegetarian restaurant on the same site. The manager was James Henry Cook. According to his daughter, Kathleen Keleny, it was named after Sir...
  
   on Corporation Street is opened.
• 1899: The College of Art
  College of Art, Balsall Heath
  The College of Art on Moseley Road, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, England was built as the first municipal branch School of Art in Birmingham.The College of Art in Balsall Heath subsequently became known as Moseley Secondary School of Art which was closed by the City of Birmingham Education Committee...
  
   is opened.
• 1899: Construction of St Agatha's Church, Sparkbrook
  St Agatha's Church, Sparkbrook
  The Church of St Agatha is a parish church in the Church of England in Sparkbrook in Birmingham, England.-Background:It was designed by W. H. Bidlake. It is now a Grade I listed building....
  
   commences.
• 1899: The Birmingham Library's collection of 70,000 books is moved to a new building in Margaret Street.

1900-1909

• 1900: The University of Birmingham
  University of Birmingham
  The University of Birmingham is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Birmingham Medical School and Mason Science College . Birmingham was the first Redbrick university to gain a charter and thus...
  
  , Birmingham's first university, is established.
• 1900: The "Tower of Varieties" on Hurst Street is renamed the Tivoli.
• 27 May 1901: The Alexandra Theatre
  Alexandra Theatre
  The New Alexandra Theatre, commonly known as The Alex, is a theatre on Station Street in Birmingham, England.Construction of the theatre commenced in 1900 and was completed in 1901. The architects were Owen & Ward. The theatre was opened on 27 May 1901 as the Lyceum Theatre on John Bright Street;...
  
   is opened as the Lyceum Theatre.
• December 1901: The Royal Hotel
  Sutton Coldfield Town Hall
  Sutton Coldfield Town Hall is a former hotel and council building in Sutton Coldfield, England. The building is a Grade A locally listed building....
  
   in Sutton Coldfield is purchased by the Sutton Coldfield Corporation.
• 1901: The Bartons Arms
  Bartons Arms
  The Bartons Arms is a pub in the High Street in the Newtown area of Aston, Birmingham, England.Built in 1901 by noted pub architects partnership James and Lister Lea for Mitchells & Butlers, it is a grade II* listed building, famous for its wall-to-wall Minton-Hollins tiles and its snob screens,...
  
   in Aston
  Aston
  Aston is an area of the City of Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. Lying to the north-east of the Birmingham city centre, Aston constitutes an electoral ward within the council constituency of Ladywood.-History:...
  
   is completed and opened.
• 1901: Following Queen Victoria's death, the square to the front of Birmingham Council House is renamed Victoria Square
  Victoria Square, Birmingham
  Victoria Square is a pedestrianised public square in Birmingham, England. It is home to both the Town Hall and the Council House, and directly adjacent to Chamberlain Square....
  
  .
• 22 December 1902: The Lyceum Theatre is renamed the Alexandra Theatre
  Alexandra Theatre
  The New Alexandra Theatre, commonly known as The Alex, is a theatre on Station Street in Birmingham, England.Construction of the theatre commenced in 1900 and was completed in 1901. The architects were Owen & Ward. The theatre was opened on 27 May 1901 as the Lyceum Theatre on John Bright Street;...
  
  .
• 1902: Edgbaston Cricket Ground
  Edgbaston Cricket Ground
  Edgbaston Cricket Ground, also known as the County Ground or Edgbaston Stadium, is a cricket ground in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, England...
  
   is granted the right to hold test cricket
  Test cricket
  Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
  
   matches.
• 1902: The Bodega wine bar is renamed the Trocadero
  Trocadero, Birmingham
  The Trocadero, 17 Temple Street, Birmingham, England, currently a pub, is a dazzling demonstration of the use of coloured glazed tile and terracotta in the post-Victorian era of architecture....
  
   and receives a new glazed frontage.
• February 1903: The former council offices in Mill Street, Sutton Coldfield are sold.
• October 1903: The Tivoli on Hurst Street is renamed "The Birmingham Hippodrome
  Birmingham Hippodrome
  The Birmingham Hippodrome is a theatre situated on Hurst Street in the Chinese Quarter of Birmingham, England.Although best known as the home stage of the Birmingham Royal Ballet, it also hosts a wide variety of other performances including visiting opera and ballet companies, touring West End...
  
  ".
• 1903: Methodist Central Hall
  Methodist Central Hall, Birmingham
  The Methodist Central Hall, 196-224 Corporation Street, Birmingham, England, is a three storey red brick and terracotta Grade II* listed building with a distinctive tower at the northern end of Corporation Street, opposite the Victoria Law Courts...
  
   on Corporation Street is completed and opened.
• 1904: The Bishop Latimer Memorial Church in Winson Green
  Winson Green
  Winson Green is a loosely-defined inner-city area in the west of the city of Birmingham, England. It is part of the ward of Soho.It is the location of HM Prison Birmingham and City Hospital .The area has a very multi-racial population, with large Afro-Caribbean and Asian communities.R&B singer...
  
   is completed.
• 1904: The new façade for the Queen's College
  Queen's College, Birmingham
  The Birmingham Medical School was founded by surgeon William Sands Cox in 1828 as a residential college for medical students in central Birmingham, England. It was the first Birmingham institution to award degrees, through the University of London. Cox went on to found the Queen's Hospital in Bath...
  
   in the city centre is completed.
• 1905: Moor Hall
  Moor Hall Hotel
  The Moor Hall Hotel is a hotel in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, UK.-History:First records of Moor Hall date back to the 15th century when it was owned by a Roger Harwell....
  
   is completely demolished and reconstructed by Colonel Edward Ansell.
• 19 September 1906: Sutton Coldfield Town Hall
  Sutton Coldfield Town Hall
  Sutton Coldfield Town Hall is a former hotel and council building in Sutton Coldfield, England. The building is a Grade A locally listed building....
  
   is opened by the Mayor, Councillor R. H. Sadler following construction of an extension.
• 1906: St Andrews Football Stadium
  St Andrews (stadium)
  St Andrew's is an association football stadium in the Bordesley district of Birmingham, England. It has been the home ground of Birmingham City Football Club for more than a century....
  
   is completed and opened.
• 4 October 1907: The Stechford Club
  The Stechford Club
  The Stechford Club is a private members club in Stechford, Birmingham. It was established in 1907 and past members of the club include World snooker champion Joe Davis.-History:...
  
   is registered in Stechford and holds its first meeting on 9 October.
• 1907: Balsall Heath Public Baths
  Public Library and Baths, Balsall Heath
  The Public Library and Baths on Moseley Road, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, England form one of many pairings of baths and libraries in Birmingham, managed by Birmingham City Council.-Planning:...
  
   are opened.
• 16 January 1908: The Digbeth Institute
  Digbeth Institute
  Digbeth Institute is a civic building in Digbeth, Birmingham, England.It is now operated as the hmv Institute, a 2,400 capacity music venue...
  
   is opened by the wife of the Pastor of Carrs Lane Church as an institutional church attached to Carr's Lane Congregational Church.
• 7 December 1908: The Aston Hippodrome
  Aston Hippodrome
  The Aston Hippodrome , also known as The Hipp, was a popular theatre in the Aston area of Birmingham, England.It was opened to the public on December 7, 1908 after the completion of construction at a cost of £10,000...
  
   is opened to the public.
• 1908: The Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower is completed.
• 1908: The Church of Saints Peter and Paul
  Church of Saints Peter and Paul, Aston
  The Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul in Witton Lane, Aston, Birmingham, England is a parish church in the Church of England.-Background:Aston and Northfield are the only churches within the City of Birmingham mentioned in Domesday Book...
  
   in Aston is completed.
• 1908: Plans to build public baths in Nechells
  Nechells
  Nechells is an area in inner-city Birmingham, England, with a population of 27,969 . It is also a ward within the formal district of Ladywood. Nechells local government ward includes areas, for example parts of Birmingham city centre, which are not part of the historic district of Nechells as such...
  
   are approved.
• 9 November 1909: Quinton
  Quinton, Birmingham
  Quinton is a suburb on the western edge of Birmingham, England. It is a Birmingham City Council ward within the Edgbaston formal district, and forms a part of the Birmingham Edgbaston parliamentary constituency.The area is served by .-Geography:...
  
   is formally removed from Worcestershire and incorporated into the county borough of Birmingham.
• 1909: A school of architecture is formed at Birmingham School of Art
  Birmingham School of Art
  The Birmingham School of Art was a municipal art school based in the centre of Birmingham, England. Although the organisation was absorbed by Birmingham Polytechnic in 1971 and is now part of Birmingham City University's Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, its Grade I listed building on...
  
  .

1910-1919

• 22 June 1910: The Nechells
  Nechells
  Nechells is an area in inner-city Birmingham, England, with a population of 27,969 . It is also a ward within the formal district of Ladywood. Nechells local government ward includes areas, for example parts of Birmingham city centre, which are not part of the historic district of Nechells as such...
  
   Baths are completed and opened.
• 9 November 1911: The Urban District
  Urban district
  In the England, Wales and Ireland, an urban district was a type of local government district that covered an urbanised area. Urban districts had an elected Urban District Council , which shared local government responsibilities with a county council....
  
   of Handsworth
  Handsworth, West Midlands
  Handsworth is an inner city area of Birmingham in the West Midlands, England. The Local Government Act 1894 divided the ancient Staffordshire parish of Handsworth into two urban districts: Handsworth and Perry Barr. Handsworth was annexed to the county borough of Birmingham in Warwickshire in 1911...
  
  , in Staffordshire, and the Rural District
  Rural district
  Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of the administrative counties.-England and Wales:In England...
  
   of Yardley
  Yardley, Birmingham
  Yardley is an area in east Birmingham, England. It is also a council constituency, managed by its own district committee.Birmingham Yardley is a constituency and its Member of Parliament is John Hemming.-Features:...
  
   along with the greater part of the Urban District of King's Norton and Northfield (which included most of Bartley Reservoir
  Bartley Reservoir
  Bartley Reservoir is a reservoir for drinking water in Birmingham, England. It covers 460,000 square metres.It is known as the place where Bill Oddie did much of his early birdwatching, and features in his books and television programmes...
  
  ), both in Worcestershire, become part of Birmingham, and thus Warwickshire.
• 1911: Construction of an extension to the Council House, designed by Ashley & Newman, begins construction.
• 1912: The Sutton House Hotel is constructed by a local doctor.
• 15 February 1913: The Rep is founded by Sir Barry Jackson when a theatre company opens a permanent home on Station Street, now the Old Rep
  Old Rep
  The Old Rep is a theatre located in Station Street in Birmingham, England, managed by Birmingham City Council.Construction began in October 1912 and it was opened on February 15, 1913 with a performance of Twelfth Night and then a reading by its founder, Barry Jackson, of a poem written by John...
  
  .
• 23 April 1913: The King Edward VII Memorial
  King Edward VII Memorial
  The King Edward VII Memorial is a sculpture in memory of King Edward VII, located in Centenary Square, Birmingham, England.In 1910, the Birmingham Mail launched an appeal to erect a statue to Edward VII, in order to commemorate his reign...
  
   is unveiled by Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll in Victoria Square.
• 30 March 1914: An addition to Kent Street Baths consisting of a women's swimming baths and baths for women are opened in an adjoining building.
• 1914: The Stechford Club
  The Stechford Club
  The Stechford Club is a private members club in Stechford, Birmingham. It was established in 1907 and past members of the club include World snooker champion Joe Davis.-History:...
  
   moves to newly completed premises.
• 29 September 1916: The Birmingham Municipal Bank
  Birmingham Municipal Bank
  The Birmingham Municipal Bank was a savings bank in the city of Birmingham, England. It was created as the Birmingham Corporation Savings Bank by a 1916 Act of Parliament, to raise money to aid World War I...
  
   opens to the public.
• 1917: Birmingham Children's Hospital
  Birmingham Children's Hospital
  The Birmingham Children's Hospital is a children's hospital located in Birmingham, England.It provides general and emergency health care services to children in Birmingham, the West Midlands and beyond. It specialises in liver transplantation, cardiac, and neonatal surgery...
  
   moves to a new site on Ladywood Road.
• 1917: Fort Dunlop
  Fort Dunlop
  Fort Dunlop , is the common name of the original tyre factory and main office of Dunlop Rubber in the Erdington district of Birmingham, England. It was established in 1917, and by 1954 the entire factory area employed 10,000 workers...
  
   is established.
• 10 June 1918: The Birmingham Civic Society is founded at an inaugural meeting at Birmingham Council House.
• 1919: Construction of the extension to the Council House is completed.
• 1919: The Birmingham Municipal Bank moves to offices in the Council House.

1920-1929

• October 1920: 25½ acres of land at Kings Norton
  Kings Norton
  Kings Norton is an area of Birmingham, England. It is also a Birmingham City Council ward within the formal district of Northfield.-History:...
  
   (just below St Nicolas' Church) are purchased by The Birmingham Civic Society.
• 1922: The Birmingham Corporation set up an Advisory Art Committee.
• 1922: Construction of the Hall of Memory
  Hall of Memory (Birmingham)
  The Hall of Memory in Centenary Square, Birmingham, England, designed by S.N. Cooke and W.N. Twist was erected 1922-5, by John Barnsley and Son, to commemorate the 12,320 Birmingham citizens who died in World War I....
  
   commences.
• 1923: The Birmingham Civic Society purchases 43 acres (174,015 m²) of land to form Highbury Park.
• 1923: The theological department of the Queen's College
  Queen's College, Birmingham
  The Birmingham Medical School was founded by surgeon William Sands Cox in 1828 as a residential college for medical students in central Birmingham, England. It was the first Birmingham institution to award degrees, through the University of London. Cox went on to found the Queen's Hospital in Bath...
  
   in Birmingham city centre, move to new premises at Queen's College in Edgbaston
  Edgbaston
  Edgbaston is an area in the city of Birmingham in England. It is also a formal district, managed by its own district committee. The constituency includes the smaller Edgbaston ward and the wards of Bartley Green, Harborne and Quinton....
  
  .
• 1923: The school of architecture at Birmingham School of Art
  Birmingham School of Art
  The Birmingham School of Art was a municipal art school based in the centre of Birmingham, England. Although the organisation was absorbed by Birmingham Polytechnic in 1971 and is now part of Birmingham City University's Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, its Grade I listed building on...
  
   receives recognition by the Royal Institute of British Architects
  Royal Institute of British Architects
  The Royal Institute of British Architects is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally.-History:...
  
  .
• 1924: The Birmingham Hippodrome
  Birmingham Hippodrome
  The Birmingham Hippodrome is a theatre situated on Hurst Street in the Chinese Quarter of Birmingham, England.Although best known as the home stage of the Birmingham Royal Ballet, it also hosts a wide variety of other performances including visiting opera and ballet companies, touring West End...
  
   reopens with a new neo-classical auditorium, seating 1,900.
• 1924: The closure of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre
  Birmingham Repertory Theatre
  Birmingham Repertory Theatre is a theatre and theatre company based on Centenary Square in Birmingham, England...
  
   is averted as a result of action by the Birmingham Civic Society.
• 1925: The Birmingham Municipal Bank moves to premises on Edmund Street.
• 1925: The Hall of Memory
  Hall of Memory (Birmingham)
  The Hall of Memory in Centenary Square, Birmingham, England, designed by S.N. Cooke and W.N. Twist was erected 1922-5, by John Barnsley and Son, to commemorate the 12,320 Birmingham citizens who died in World War I....
  
   in Centenary Square is completed.
• 14 April 1926: The reconstructed Woodcock Street Baths are opened.
• 1928: Perry Barr
  Perry Barr
  Perry Barr is an inner-city area in north Birmingham, England. It is also a council constituency, managed by its own district committee. The constituency includes the smaller Perry Barr ward and the wards of Handsworth Wood, Lozells and East Handsworth, and Oscott, which elect three councillors to...
  
   was ceded from Staffordshire
  Staffordshire
  Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
  
   to Warwickshire
  Warwickshire
  Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
  
  , and into Birmingham.
• 1929: Digbeth Coach Station
  Digbeth Coach Station
  Birmingham Coach Station is a major coach interchange in Digbeth, Birmingham, England offering services to destinations throughout Great Britain and also to Belfast, Dublin and Poland. National Express, the largest scheduled coach service provider in Europe, has its national headquarters on the site...
  
   is built by Midland Red
  Midland Red
  Midland Red was a bus company which operated in the English Midlands from 1905 to 1981. It was the trading name used by the Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Company , which was renamed Midland Red Omnibus Company in 1974...
  
  .

1930-1939

• 1930: The Moor Hall Estate
  Moor Hall Hotel
  The Moor Hall Hotel is a hotel in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, UK.-History:First records of Moor Hall date back to the 15th century when it was owned by a Roger Harwell....
  
   is put up for sale.
• 1930: Kent Street Baths are demolished and reconstruction commences.
• 1932: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
  Barber Institute of Fine Arts
  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts is an art gallery and concert hall in Birmingham, England. It is situated in purpose-built premises on the campus of the University of Birmingham....
  
   is established and bequeathed to the University 'for the study and encouragement of art and music'.
• 1932: An Art Deco replacement bridge to Perry Bridge
  Perry Bridge
  Perry Bridge, also known as the Zig Zag Bridge, is a bridge over the River Tame in Perry Barr, Birmingham, England. Built in 1711, it is said to be the oldest surviving structure in Birmingham. It is a scheduled ancient monument and a Grade II listed building.The bridge was built, in the 18th...
  
   is opened alongside the original.
• 29 May 1933: The reconstructed Kent Street Baths are reopened.
• 27 November 1933: The Birmingham Municipal Bank
  Birmingham Municipal Bank
  The Birmingham Municipal Bank was a savings bank in the city of Birmingham, England. It was created as the Birmingham Corporation Savings Bank by a 1916 Act of Parliament, to raise money to aid World War I...
  
   headquarters at 301 Broad Street are opened by Prince George.
• 1934: The closure of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre
  Birmingham Repertory Theatre
  Birmingham Repertory Theatre is a theatre and theatre company based on Centenary Square in Birmingham, England...
  
   is again averted as a result of work by the Birmingham Civic Society.
• 1935: The Birmingham Municipal Bank causes controversy amongst Sutton Coldfield residents who believe Birmingham aims to absorb Sutton Coldfield when the bank outlined plans to open a branch in the town.
• 1935: The Alexandra Theatre is rebuilt with an Art Deco auditorium.
• 1935: Blakesley Hall
  Blakesley Hall
  Blakesley Hall is a Tudor hall on Blakesley Road in Yardley, Birmingham, England. It is one of the oldest buildings in Birmingham and is a typical example of Tudor architecture with the use of darkened timber and wattle-and-daub infill, with an external lime render which is painted white...
  
   is opened as a museum owned by Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
  Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
  Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery is a museum and art gallery in Birmingham, England.Entrance to the Museum and Art Gallery is free, but some major exhibitions in the Gas Hall incur an entrance fee...
  
  .
• 1935: Birmingham Corporation establish the Birmingham Repertory Theatre Trust.
• 1936: The Duddeston
  Duddeston
  Duddeston is an inner-city area of the Nechells ward of Birmingham, England. It was part of the Birmingham Duddeston constituency until that ceased to exist in 1950.-Etymology:...
  
   Barracks are demolished by the Birmingham Corporation for the construction of maisonettes.
• 1938: Baskerville House
  Baskerville House
  Baskerville House, previously called the Civic Centre, is a former civic building in Centenary Square, Birmingham, England.-History:The site was originally occupied by the home of John Baskerville. He was buried nearby in the area which was known as Easy Hill...
  
   is completed and opened.
• 1938: The council approve the replacement of the Central Library.
• 1938: The Aston Hippodrome
  Aston Hippodrome
  The Aston Hippodrome , also known as The Hipp, was a popular theatre in the Aston area of Birmingham, England.It was opened to the public on December 7, 1908 after the completion of construction at a cost of £10,000...
  
   is seriously damaged by fire leading to a £38,000 refurbishment.
• 8 July 1939: Elmdon Airport
  Birmingham International Airport (UK)
  Birmingham Airport , formerly Birmingham International Airport is an airport located east southeast of Birmingham city centre, at Bickenhill in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull within the West Midlands, England...
  
   opened by Birmingham City Council
  Birmingham City Council
  The Birmingham City Council is the body responsible for the governance of the City of Birmingham in England, which has been a metropolitan district since 1974. It is the most populated local authority in the United Kingdom with, following a reorganisation of boundaries in June 2004, 120 Birmingham...
  
  .
• 1939: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
  Barber Institute of Fine Arts
  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts is an art gallery and concert hall in Birmingham, England. It is situated in purpose-built premises on the campus of the University of Birmingham....
  
   building is opened by Queen Mary
  Mary of Teck
  Mary of Teck was the queen consort of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, as the wife of King-Emperor George V....
  
  .

1940-1949

• 9 August 1940-23 April 1943: the Birmingham Blitz
  Birmingham Blitz
  The Birmingham Blitz was the heavy bombing by the Nazi German Luftwaffe of the city of Birmingham in the United Kingdom, beginning on 9 August 1940 and ending on 23 April 1943...
  
   - Birmingham is bombed by German aircraft.
• 1944: The original Five Ways railway station
  Five Ways railway station
  Five Ways railway station is a railway station serving Five Ways and Lee Bank in Birmingham. It is situated on the Redditch-Birmingham New Street-Lichfield Cross-City Line.-History:...
  
   closes.
• 1945: Abdul Aziz opens a cafe shop selling curry and rice in Steelhouse Lane. This later becomes The Darjeeling, the first Indian restaurant in Birmingham, owned by Afrose Miah.
• July 1946: Birmingham Elmdon Airport
  Birmingham International Airport (UK)
  Birmingham Airport , formerly Birmingham International Airport is an airport located east southeast of Birmingham city centre, at Bickenhill in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull within the West Midlands, England...
  
   reverts back to civilian use, though still under the control of the government.
• 1947: Ansells Brewery purchases Penns Hall
  Penns Hall
  Penns Hall is a hotel and country club operated by Ramada International on Penns Lane, Walmley, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England. It is a Grade B locally listed building.- History :...
  
  .
• 1948: The blue brick lodge gate, designed by Hamilton & Medland, at Warstone Lane Cemetery
  Warstone Lane Cemetery
  Warstone Lane Cemetery, , also called Brookfields Cemetery, Church of England Cemetery, or Mint Cemetery, is a cemetery dating from 1847 in Birmingham, England. It is one of two cemeteries located in the city's Jewellery Quarter, in Hockley...
  
   is completed.
• 1949: The first Sutton Coldfield mast is built.

1950-1959

• 1950: Penns Hall
  Penns Hall
  Penns Hall is a hotel and country club operated by Ramada International on Penns Lane, Walmley, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England. It is a Grade B locally listed building.- History :...
  
   is converted into a hotel by Ansells Brewery.
• 1951: The city's population peaks, at 1,113,000.
• 1951: The King Edward VII Memorial
  King Edward VII Memorial
  The King Edward VII Memorial is a sculpture in memory of King Edward VII, located in Centenary Square, Birmingham, England.In 1910, the Birmingham Mail launched an appeal to erect a statue to Edward VII, in order to commemorate his reign...
  
   is moved to Highgate Park as Victoria Square is remodelled.
• 1951: The Museum of Science and Industry is opened as a museum owned by Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.
• 28 September 1953: A reconstructed section of Metchley Fort
  Metchley Fort
  Metchley Fort was a Roman fort in what is now Birmingham, England.It lies on the course of a Roman road, Icknield Street, which is now the site of the present Queen Elizabeth Hospital and the University of Birmingham in Edgbaston. The fort was constructed soon after the Roman invasion of Britain in...
  
   is opened by the Lord Mayor of Birmingham, G. H. W. Griffith.
• 1954: The Digbeth Institute is put up for sale.
• 1954: Queens Tower in Duddeston
  Duddeston
  Duddeston is an inner-city area of the Nechells ward of Birmingham, England. It was part of the Birmingham Duddeston constituency until that ceased to exist in 1950.-Etymology:...
  
   is completed, becoming the city's first tower block
  Tower block
  A tower block, high-rise, apartment tower, office tower, apartment block, or block of flats, is a tall building or structure used as a residential and/or office building...
  
  .
• 1954: The chapel at Warstone Lane Cemetery
  Warstone Lane Cemetery
  Warstone Lane Cemetery, , also called Brookfields Cemetery, Church of England Cemetery, or Mint Cemetery, is a cemetery dating from 1847 in Birmingham, England. It is one of two cemeteries located in the city's Jewellery Quarter, in Hockley...
  
   is demolished.
• 1955: The Digbeth Institute is purchased by Birmingham City Council.
• 1955: Shops begin to shut down in the Bull Ring for the redevelopment of the area.
• 1956: Tong Kung, on the Holloway Head, opens becoming Birmingham's first Chinese restaurant.
• 1957: Blakesley Hall
  Blakesley Hall
  Blakesley Hall is a Tudor hall on Blakesley Road in Yardley, Birmingham, England. It is one of the oldest buildings in Birmingham and is a typical example of Tudor architecture with the use of darkened timber and wattle-and-daub infill, with an external lime render which is painted white...
  
   reopens as a museum following restoration conducted as a result of bomb damage during World War II.

1960-1969

• 4 June 1960: All theatrical productions at the Aston Hippodrome
  Aston Hippodrome
  The Aston Hippodrome , also known as The Hipp, was a popular theatre in the Aston area of Birmingham, England.It was opened to the public on December 7, 1908 after the completion of construction at a cost of £10,000...
  
   cease and the theatre is converted into a bingo hall.
• 1960: Birmingham City Council retakes ownership of Birmingham Elmdon airport
  Birmingham International Airport (UK)
  Birmingham Airport , formerly Birmingham International Airport is an airport located east southeast of Birmingham city centre, at Bickenhill in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull within the West Midlands, England...
  
  .
• Summer 1961: Construction of the Bull Ring Shopping Centre begins.
• 1961: The design for the Rotunda
  Rotunda (Birmingham)
  The Rotunda is an iconic, cylindrical highrise building in Birmingham, England. The Grade II listed building is tall and was completed in 1965. It was refurbished between 2004 and 2008 by Urban Splash with Glenn Howells who turned it into a residential building with serviced apartments on 19th and...
  
   is approved and the building begins construction.
• June 1962: The outdoor market area in the Bull Ring is opened with 150 stalls.
• 1962: The Mason Science College
  Mason Science College
  Mason Science College was founded by Josiah Mason in 1875, the buildings of which were opened in Edmund Street, Birmingham, England on 1 October 1880 by Thomas Henry Huxley...
  
   on Edmund Street is demolished.
• 1963: The old Market Hall in the Bull Ring is demolished.
• 1963: Construction of the BT Tower
  British Telecom Tower (Birmingham)
  The BT Tower is a landmark in Birmingham, England, and is also the tallest building in the city. Its Post Office code was YBMR.-History:...
  
   commences.
• 29 May 1964: The new Bull Ring Shopping Centre is opened by Prince Philip
  Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
  Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is the husband of Elizabeth II. He is the United Kingdom's longest-serving consort and the oldest serving spouse of a reigning British monarch....
  
  .
• 1964: Birmingham New Street station
  Birmingham New Street Station
  Birmingham New Street is the main railway station serving Birmingham, England, located in the city centre. It is an important hub for the British railway system, being served by a number of important long-distance and cross-country lines, including the Birmingham loop of the West Coast Main Line,...
  
   rebuilt.
• 1965: Construction of the Rotunda is completed.
• 1965: Construction of Quayside Tower
  Quayside Tower
  Quayside Tower is a modern commercial building in Birmingham, England. It is situated on Broad Street, one of Birmingham's busiest streets. It forms a prominent part of the Broad Street skyline which consists of many other highrise buildings....
  
   is completed.
• 1965: Construction of the Post & Mail Building
  Post and Mail building, Birmingham
  The Birmingham Post and Mail building was constructed in the 1960s and was a symbol of the rebuilding of Birmingham, England following the devastation of World War II.- Construction and lifetime :...
  
   is completed.
• 1966: Curzon Street railway station
  Curzon Street railway station
  Curzon Street railway station was a railway station in Birmingham that was used briefly for regular scheduled passenger services between 1838 and 1854 when it acted as the terminus for both the London and Birmingham Railway and the Grand Junction Railway, with lines connecting Birmingham to London...
  
  , then a goods station, closes and falls out of use.
• 1966: Priory Square
  Martineau Galleries
  Martineau Galleries is an important proposed mixed-use development for Birmingham, England as it will connect the Eastside to the city centre core and is also located on the High Street, a major retail area.- Pre-1960s development :...
  
  , designed by Sir Frederick Gibberd, is opened.
• 1967: Construction of the BT Tower
  British Telecom Tower (Birmingham)
  The BT Tower is a landmark in Birmingham, England, and is also the tallest building in the city. Its Post Office code was YBMR.-History:...
  
   is completed.
• 1967: Construction of Stephenson Tower, above New Street station, is completed.
• 1967: Construction of the Inner Ring Road commences.
• 1967: A new entrance to the Alexandra Theatre
  Alexandra Theatre
  The New Alexandra Theatre, commonly known as The Alex, is a theatre on Station Street in Birmingham, England.Construction of the theatre commenced in 1900 and was completed in 1901. The architects were Owen & Ward. The theatre was opened on 27 May 1901 as the Lyceum Theatre on John Bright Street;...
  
   is constructed and opened.
• 1968: Work starts on Gravelly Hill Interchange
  Gravelly Hill Interchange
  Gravelly Hill Interchange, better known by its nickname Spaghetti Junction, is junction 6 of the M6 motorway where it meets the A38 Aston Expressway in Birmingham, England.- Overview :...
  
  , later known as Spaghetti Junction.
• 20 April 1968: Enoch Powell
  Enoch Powell
  John Enoch Powell, MBE was a British politician, classical scholar, poet, writer, and soldier. He served as a Conservative Party MP and Minister of Health . He attained most prominence in 1968, when he made the controversial Rivers of Blood speech in opposition to mass immigration from...
  
   makes his famous Rivers of Blood speech
  Rivers of Blood speech
  The "Rivers of Blood" speech was a speech criticising Commonwealth immigration, as well as proposed anti-discrimination legislation in the United Kingdom made on 20 April 1968 by Enoch Powell , the Conservative Member of Parliament for Wolverhampton South West...
  
   at the Midland Hotel on New Street
  New Street, Birmingham
  New Street is a street in central Birmingham, England . It is one of the city's principal thoroughfares and shopping streets. Named after it is Birmingham New Street Station, although that does not have an entrance on New Street except through the Pallasades Shopping Centre.-History:New Street is...
  
  .
• 27 April 1969: Pink Floyd
  Pink Floyd
  Pink Floyd were an English rock band that achieved worldwide success with their progressive and psychedelic rock music. Their work is marked by the use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate live shows. Pink Floyd are one of the most commercially...
  
   record parts of Ummagumma
  Ummagumma
  Ummagumma is a double album by English progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released in 1969 by Harvest and EMI in the United Kingdom and Harvest and Capitol in the United States...
  
   at Mothers Club
  Mothers
  Mothers was a club in Erdington, near Birmingham, England during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Mothers opened above an old furniture store in Erdington High Street on August 9, 1968. The club, run by John 'Spud' Taylor and promoter Phil Myatt, closed its doors on 3 January 1971...
  
  .
• 1969: Construction of Alpha Tower
  Alpha Tower
  Alpha Tower is a commercial building in Birmingham, England. It was built to a design by George Marsh of Richard Seifert & Partners as the headquarters of the commercial television company ATV and part of the companies' production studio complex known as ATV Centre...
  
   commences.
• 1969: Construction of the new Central Library commences.
• 1969: Restoration of Sarehole Mill
  Sarehole Mill
  Sarehole Mill is a Grade II listed water mill on the River Cole in Hall Green, Birmingham, England. It is now run as a museum by the Birmingham City Council. It is one of only two working water mills in Birmingham, with the other being New Hall Mill in Walmley, Sutton Coldfield.Built in 1542 on...
  
   is completed.
• 1969: Birmingham Central Mosque
  Birmingham Central Mosque
  Birmingham Central Mosque, is a mosque in the Highgate area of Birmingham, England, run by the Birmingham Mosque Trust. It is one of the largest Muslim centres in Europe....
  
   is completed.

1970-1979

• 1970: Cleveland Tower
  The Sentinels
  The Sentinels are two 90 metre tall residential tower blocks on Holloway Head in Birmingham, England. The two towers, called Clydesdale Tower and Cleveland Tower, are both 31 storeys tall and were part of a major regeneration scheme following World War II which consisted of the construction of...
  
  , Birmingham's tallest tower block, is completed.
• 10 November 1971: The Pebble Mill Studios
  Pebble Mill Studios
  The BBC 's Pebble Mill Studios were located in Edgbaston, a suburb of Birmingham, England. The views from the roof overlooked Cannon Hill Park, a nature centre, as well as Birmingham's city centre...
  
   are opened by Princess Anne
  Anne, Princess Royal
  Princess Anne, Princess Royal , is the only daughter of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...
  
  .
• 1971: Clydesdale Tower
  The Sentinels
  The Sentinels are two 90 metre tall residential tower blocks on Holloway Head in Birmingham, England. The two towers, called Clydesdale Tower and Cleveland Tower, are both 31 storeys tall and were part of a major regeneration scheme following World War II which consisted of the construction of...
  
  , Cleveland Tower's twin, is completed.
• 1971: The Birmingham Repertory Theatre
  Birmingham Repertory Theatre
  Birmingham Repertory Theatre is a theatre and theatre company based on Centenary Square in Birmingham, England...
  
   moves from premises on Station Street to a new theatre fronting Centenary Square.
• 1971: Birmingham Polytechnic is formed, absorbing Birmingham School of Art
  Birmingham School of Art
  The Birmingham School of Art was a municipal art school based in the centre of Birmingham, England. Although the organisation was absorbed by Birmingham Polytechnic in 1971 and is now part of Birmingham City University's Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, its Grade I listed building on...
  
   and turning it into its Faculty of Art and Design.
• 24 May 1972: The A38(M)
  A38(M) motorway
  The A38, also known as the Aston Expressway, is a motorway in Birmingham, England. It is long and was opened on 24 May 1972. It forms part of the much longer A38 route....
  
   or "Aston Expressway" opens.
• 1972: Gravelly Hill Interchange
  Gravelly Hill Interchange
  Gravelly Hill Interchange, better known by its nickname Spaghetti Junction, is junction 6 of the M6 motorway where it meets the A38 Aston Expressway in Birmingham, England.- Overview :...
  
   is completed.
• 1972: Snow Hill station
  Birmingham Snow Hill station
  Birmingham Snow Hill is a railway station and tram stop in the centre of Birmingham, England, on the site of an earlier, much larger station built by the former Great Western Railway . It is the second most important railway station in the city, after Birmingham New Street station...
  
   closes.
• 1972: Construction of Centre City Tower commences.
• 1972: The Studio at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre
  Birmingham Repertory Theatre
  Birmingham Repertory Theatre is a theatre and theatre company based on Centenary Square in Birmingham, England...
  
   is opened.
• 1972: The McLaren Building
  The McLaren Building
  The McLaren Building is a 69 metre, 21 storey tall office building in Birmingham 4, England. Designed by Philip Bonham Associates and built in 1972, it is a retro thin brown office building. Current tenants include , , Scott Wilson, URS Corporation, UNISON and Birmingham City Council's Eastside...
  
   is completed.
• 1972: Construction of Metropolitan House
  Metropolitan House
  Metropolitan House is a commercial building in Birmingham, England. It is situated on the A456 Hagley Road at Five Ways...
  
   commences.
• 17 September 1973: An IRA
  Provisional Irish Republican Army
  The Provisional Irish Republican Army is an Irish republican paramilitary organisation whose aim was to remove Northern Ireland from the United Kingdom and bring about a socialist republic within a united Ireland by force of arms and political persuasion...
  
   bomb explodes in Edgbaston
  Edgbaston
  Edgbaston is an area in the city of Birmingham in England. It is also a formal district, managed by its own district committee. The constituency includes the smaller Edgbaston ward and the wards of Bartley Green, Harborne and Quinton....
  
   killing Captain Ronald Wilkinson who was attempting to defuse it.
• 1973: The film Take Me High
  Take Me High
  Take Me High is a 1973 British feature film, directed by David Askey, written by Christopher Penfold and starring Cliff Richard in his final film role, with Deborah Watling, Hugh Griffith, George Cole and Anthony Andrews....
  
  , starring Cliff Richard
  Cliff Richard
  Sir Cliff Richard, OBE is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist who has sold over an estimated 250 million records worldwide....
  
   and filmed in Birmingham, is released.
• 1973: Construction of Alpha Tower is completed and the building is opened.
• 1973: Construction of 1 Snow Hill Plaza
  1 Snow Hill Plaza
  1 Snow Hill Plaza is a highrise office building in Birmingham, England. It is tall and was completed in 1973.It receives the name Kennedy Tower from the mural dedicated to John F...
  
   is completed.
• 2014 - 2025 (GMT) 21 November 1974: Two bombs
  Birmingham pub bombings
  The Birmingham pub bombings occurred on 21 November 1974 in Birmingham, England. The explosions killed 21 people and injured 182. The devices were placed in two central Birmingham pubs – the Mulberry Bush and the Tavern in the Town . Although warnings were sent, the pubs were not evacuated in time...
  
  , placed by the Provisional IRA, explode in two pubs in Birmingham city centre killing 21 people and injuring 182 others.
• 1974: Creation of the West Midlands County
  West Midlands (county)
  The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
  
  , resulting in Birmingham becoming a metropolitan borough, no longer in Warwickshire. Sutton Coldfield
  Sutton Coldfield
  Sutton Coldfield is a suburb of Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. Sutton is located about from central Birmingham but has borders with Erdington and Kingstanding. Sutton is in the northeast of Birmingham, with a population of 105,000 recorded in the 2001 census...
  
   is absorbed by Birmingham.
• 1974: The new Central Library
  Birmingham Central Library
  Birmingham Central Library is the main public library in Birmingham, England, and the largest non-national library in Europe. It is managed by Birmingham City Council...
  
   is completed and opened to the public.
• 1974: Construction of National Westminster House
  National Westminster House
  103 Colmore Row is a building on Colmore Row, Birmingham, England once owned by NatWest. It is now owned by the developer British Land who received planning permission in September 2008 to replace the tower with a office skyscraper.-Current building:The current building is a 23 storey structure...
  
   is completed.
• 1974: The West Midlands County Council
  West Midlands County Council
  The West Midlands County Council was, from 1974 to 1986, the upper-tier administrative body for the West Midlands county, a metropolitan county in England....
  
   takes possession of Birmingham Airport
  Birmingham International Airport (UK)
  Birmingham Airport , formerly Birmingham International Airport is an airport located east southeast of Birmingham city centre, at Bickenhill in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull within the West Midlands, England...
  
  .
• 1974: Construction of Metropolitan House is completed.
• 1975: Construction of Centre City Tower is completed.
• 1975: Construction of the Alexander Stadium
  Alexander Stadium
  Alexander Stadium is an international athletics stadium located within Perry Park in Perry Barr, Birmingham, England, at . It has staged the Amateur Athletics Association Championships, and was the venue of the 1998 Disability World Athletics Championships...
  
   commences.
• 1975: Birmingham Central Mosque
  Birmingham Central Mosque
  Birmingham Central Mosque, is a mosque in the Highgate area of Birmingham, England, run by the Birmingham Mosque Trust. It is one of the largest Muslim centres in Europe....
  
   is officially opened, becoming the largest mosque in Western Europe.
• February 1976: the National Exhibition Centre
  National Exhibition Centre
  The National Exhibition Centre is an exhibition centre in Birmingham, England. It is near junction 6 of the M42 motorway, and is adjacent to Birmingham International Airport and Birmingham International railway station. It has 20 interconnected halls, set in grounds of 628 acres making it the...
  
   opens.
• 1976: Construction of Edgbaston House
  Edgbaston House
  Edgbaston House is a highrise commercial building in on Duchess Place, Birmingham. It was built by Laing Development Co Ltd. and the consulting engineers were Ove Arup. Construction cost £1,720,000. It was the result of work by Calthorpe Estates to attract businesses to the Hagley Road and Five...
  
   is completed.
• 1976: The Alexander Stadium is completed and opened.
• February 1977: Construction of the North Stand at Villa Park
  Villa Park
  Villa Park may mean:United Kingdom* Villa Park, an association football stadium in Birmingham, EnglandUnited States* Villa Park, California, a small city in Orange County* Villa Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago in DuPage County...
  
   commences.
• 1978: The Birmingham Civic Society raises enough funds to reinstate the pools surrounding the Chamberlain Memorial.
• 1978: Five Ways railway station
  Five Ways railway station
  Five Ways railway station is a railway station serving Five Ways and Lee Bank in Birmingham. It is situated on the Redditch-Birmingham New Street-Lichfield Cross-City Line.-History:...
  
   reopens after being closed in 1944.
• 1979: Construction of Five Ways Tower
  Five Ways Tower
  Five Ways Tower is a 23 storey commercial building on a prime site located in the Birmingham City Centre by the corner of Frederick Road and Islington Road, near to the Five Ways roundabout and close to Five Ways Station, at the gateway to the Edgbaston area of Birmingham 15, England.The building...
  
   is completed.

1980-1989

• September 1980: The Aston Hippodrome
  Aston Hippodrome
  The Aston Hippodrome , also known as The Hipp, was a popular theatre in the Aston area of Birmingham, England.It was opened to the public on December 7, 1908 after the completion of construction at a cost of £10,000...
  
   is demolished.
• 1981: Trident House is completed and opened.
• 1981: Aston Villa win the league for the first time in 71 years
• 1981: A golden dome is added to the minaret of Birmingham Central Mosque
  Birmingham Central Mosque
  Birmingham Central Mosque, is a mosque in the Highgate area of Birmingham, England, run by the Birmingham Mosque Trust. It is one of the largest Muslim centres in Europe....
  
  .
• 1982: Aston Villa win the European Cup
• 1983: The Sutton Coldfield mast is rebuilt.
• 1983: Bingley Hall
  Bingley Hall
  Bingley Hall in Birmingham was the first purpose-built exhibition hall in Great Britain. It was built in 1850 and burned down in 1984. The International Convention Centre now stands on the site....
  
   is seriously damaged by fire and demolished.
• 1983: Birmingham Airport
  Birmingham International Airport (UK)
  Birmingham Airport , formerly Birmingham International Airport is an airport located east southeast of Birmingham city centre, at Bickenhill in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull within the West Midlands, England...
  
   is privatised.
• 1984: A new terminal is opened at Birmingham Airport
  Birmingham International Airport (UK)
  Birmingham Airport , formerly Birmingham International Airport is an airport located east southeast of Birmingham city centre, at Bickenhill in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull within the West Midlands, England...
  
  .
• 1984: The Perrott's Folly Company is formed to restore Perrott's Folly
  Perrott's Folly
  Perrott's Folly, , also known as The Monument, or The Observatory, is a 29-metre tall tower, built in 1758. It is a Grade II* listed building in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, England.-History:...
  
   for public use.
• 31 March 1986: The West Midlands County Council
  West Midlands County Council
  The West Midlands County Council was, from 1974 to 1986, the upper-tier administrative body for the West Midlands county, a metropolitan county in England....
  
   is abolished.
• January 1987: The foundation stone to the International Convention Centre
  International Convention Centre, Birmingham
  The International Convention Centre is a major conference venue in central Birmingham, England. The centre includes Symphony Hall and it faces Centenary Square. The building has another entrance leading to the canals of Birmingham. The Convention Quarter area, which includes Brindleyplace, is...
  
   is laid, signalling the start of construction.
• 1 April 1987: The ownership of Birmingham International Airport
  Birmingham International Airport (UK)
  Birmingham Airport , formerly Birmingham International Airport is an airport located east southeast of Birmingham city centre, at Bickenhill in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull within the West Midlands, England...
  
   is transferred to Birmingham International Airport plc.
• July 1987: The city council invites developers to draw up a masterplan for 26 acres (105,218.4 m²) of land alongside canals, adjacent to the International Convention Centre.
• 1987: A rebuilt Snow Hill station is opened to the public.
• 1987: "The People's Plan", a document containing designs and plans for the redevelopment of the Bull Ring, is published and issued by London and Edinburgh Trust but the plans are greeted with public objection.
• 1988: A glass roof is built over Paradise Forum and crossing the Inner Ring Road is built.
• 1988: London and Edinburgh Trust redesign their proposals for the Bull Ring redevelopment but again receive public criticism.
• 1988: The Birmingham Institute of Art and Design
  Birmingham Institute of Art and Design
  The Birmingham Institute of Art and Design is the largest British university art and design teaching and research centre outside London. It is a faculty of Birmingham City University and the largest, most successful department of the university.-History:BIAD dates back, in various incarnations, to...
  
   is formed following the Faculty of Art and Design at Birmingham Polytechnic absorbing Bournville College of Art.
• September 1989: The Brindleyplace
  Brindleyplace
  Brindleyplace is a large mixed-use canalside development, in the Westside district of Birmingham, England. It is often written erroneously as Brindley Place, the name of the street around which it is built...
  
   development alongside the ICC and Broad Street is granted planning permission.
• October 1989: The topping out ceremony of the railway tunnel for the future site of the National Indoor Arena
  National Indoor Arena
  The National Indoor Arena is a large indoor arena and is owned by the NEC Group. It is situated in central Birmingham, England and was opened in 1991, as the largest indoor arena at the time in the UK...
  
   is conducted by the council.
• 1989: The Birmingham School of Music is renamed the Birmingham Conservatoire
  UCE Birmingham Conservatoire
  Birmingham Conservatoire is an international conservatoire and a major concert venue, its main platform being the Adrian Boult Hall. Prior to 1989, it was known as the Birmingham School of Music and was one of the faculties of Birmingham City University, the only one out of the nine conservatoires...
  
  .

1990-1999

• 1990: The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
  D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
  The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company was a professional light opera company that staged Gilbert and Sullivan's Savoy operas. The company performed nearly year-round in the UK and sometimes toured in Europe, North America and elsewhere, from the 1870s until it closed in 1982. It was revived in 1988 and...
  
   move into the Alexandra Theatre
  Alexandra Theatre
  The New Alexandra Theatre, commonly known as The Alex, is a theatre on Station Street in Birmingham, England.Construction of the theatre commenced in 1900 and was completed in 1901. The architects were Owen & Ward. The theatre was opened on 27 May 1901 as the Lyceum Theatre on John Bright Street;...
  
  .
• 1990: Construction of Colmore Gate
  Colmore Gate
  Colmore Gate is an office and retail building in Birmingham, England. An example of early 1990s architecture by the Seymour Harris Partnership, the lift shaft is on the outside of the building and the windows are tinted a dark blue colour. The design blends a traditional look with modern materials...
  
   commences.
• 1990: The redevelopment of the Custard Factory
  Custard Factory
  The Custard Factory is an arts and media production centre in Birmingham, England .Located on the redeveloped site of the Bird's Custard factory in the industrial district of Digbeth, it is home to a community of businesses, primarily with an artistic and media slant, but also including...
  
   commences in two phases.
• 1990: Hyatt Regency Birmingham is completed at a cost of £31 million.
• 12 June 1991: The International Convention Centre
  International Convention Centre, Birmingham
  The International Convention Centre is a major conference venue in central Birmingham, England. The centre includes Symphony Hall and it faces Centenary Square. The building has another entrance leading to the canals of Birmingham. The Convention Quarter area, which includes Brindleyplace, is...
  
   opens.
• 26 July 1991: A second terminal, "Eurohub", opens at Birmingham International Airport
  Birmingham International Airport (UK)
  Birmingham Airport , formerly Birmingham International Airport is an airport located east southeast of Birmingham city centre, at Bickenhill in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull within the West Midlands, England...
  
  .
• 1991: The National Indoor Arena
  National Indoor Arena
  The National Indoor Arena is a large indoor arena and is owned by the NEC Group. It is situated in central Birmingham, England and was opened in 1991, as the largest indoor arena at the time in the UK...
  
   opens.
• 1991: The Birmingham Repertory Theatre
  Birmingham Repertory Theatre
  Birmingham Repertory Theatre is a theatre and theatre company based on Centenary Square in Birmingham, England...
  
   is refurbished and extended.
• 1991: Birmingham City Council establish a project to help relaunch cultural events on the site of the Aston Hippodrome
  Aston Hippodrome
  The Aston Hippodrome , also known as The Hipp, was a popular theatre in the Aston area of Birmingham, England.It was opened to the public on December 7, 1908 after the completion of construction at a cost of £10,000...
  
  .
• August 1992: The redevelopment of Victoria Square
  Victoria Square, Birmingham
  Victoria Square is a pedestrianised public square in Birmingham, England. It is home to both the Town Hall and the Council House, and directly adjacent to Chamberlain Square....
  
   is completed, which includes a fountain sculpture.
• 1992: Construction of Colmore Gate
  Colmore Gate
  Colmore Gate is an office and retail building in Birmingham, England. An example of early 1990s architecture by the Seymour Harris Partnership, the lift shaft is on the outside of the building and the windows are tinted a dark blue colour. The design blends a traditional look with modern materials...
  
   is completed.
• 1992: Cleaning of the exterior of the Birmingham School of Art
  Birmingham School of Art
  The Birmingham School of Art was a municipal art school based in the centre of Birmingham, England. Although the organisation was absorbed by Birmingham Polytechnic in 1971 and is now part of Birmingham City University's Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, its Grade I listed building on...
  
   building is completed.
• 1992: The Gas Retort House
  Gas Retort House
  The Gas Retort House at 39 Gas Street, Birmingham, England is the last remaining building of Birmingham's first gas works.It was rediscovered in 1992 during a proposed redevelopment of land on Gas Street when the city planning department noticed the unusual roof design of cast iron trusses and...
  
   is rediscovered whilst being prepared for redevelopment.
• 1992: Birmingham Polytechnic receives university status and becomes the University of Central England
  Birmingham City University
  Birmingham City University is a British university in the city of Birmingham, England. It is the second largest of three universities in the city, the other two being the Aston University and University of Birmingham...
  
  .
• 1993: The Argent Centre
  Argent Centre
  The Argent Centre is a Grade II* listed building on the corner of Frederick Street and Legge Road in the Jewellery Quarter of Birmingham, England.Designed by J. G. Bland for W. E...
  
   is converted into offices.
• 1993: Farmer's Bridge Junction is renamed Old Turn Junction
  Old Turn Junction
  Old Turn Junction is a canal junction in Birmingham, England, where the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal meets the Birmingham Canal Navigations Main Line Canal....
  
  .
• 1993: The Birmingham School of Art
  Birmingham School of Art
  The Birmingham School of Art was a municipal art school based in the centre of Birmingham, England. Although the organisation was absorbed by Birmingham Polytechnic in 1971 and is now part of Birmingham City University's Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, its Grade I listed building on...
  
   building begins a renovation and refurbishment.
• 1994: The spire of the Chamberlain Memorial undergoes a major clean.
• 1994: Following the establishment of a project by Birmingham City Council in 1991, The Drum begins to host events on the site of the former Aston Hippodrome.
• 1995: Part of the Worcestershire
  Worcestershire
  Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
  
   parish of Frankley
  Frankley
  Frankley is a village and civil parish in the Bromsgrove district of Worcestershire, near the border with Birmingham. The modern Frankley estate is part of the New Frankley civil parish in Birmingham, and has been part of the city since 1995. The parish has a population of 122.-St Leonards...
  
   (including the south-west part of Bartley Reservoir
  Bartley Reservoir
  Bartley Reservoir is a reservoir for drinking water in Birmingham, England. It covers 460,000 square metres.It is known as the place where Bill Oddie did much of his early birdwatching, and features in his books and television programmes...
  
  ) was transferred to Birmingham and became part of the West Midlands county.
• 1996: Birmingham Town Hall
  Birmingham Town Hall
  Birmingham Town Hall is a Grade I listed concert and meeting venue in Victoria Square, Birmingham, England. It was created as a home for the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival established in 1784, the purpose of which was to raise funds for the General Hospital, after St Philip's Church became...
  
   closes for a £35 million refurbishment.
• 1996: A memorial by Bruce Williams dedicated to Tony Hancock
  Tony Hancock
  Anthony John "Tony" Hancock was an English actor and comedian.-Early life and career:Hancock was born in Southam Road, Hall Green, Birmingham, England, but from the age of three was brought up in Bournemouth, where his father, John Hancock, who ran the Railway Hotel in...
  
   is unveiled by Sir Harry Secombe
  Harry Secombe
  Sir Harry Donald Secombe CBE was a Welsh entertainer with a talent for comedy and a noted fine tenor singing voice. He is best known for playing Neddie Seagoon, the central character in the BBC radio comedy series The Goon Show...
  
   in Old Square.
• 1996: The renovation and refurbishment of the Birmingham School of Art
  Birmingham School of Art
  The Birmingham School of Art was a municipal art school based in the centre of Birmingham, England. Although the organisation was absorbed by Birmingham Polytechnic in 1971 and is now part of Birmingham City University's Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, its Grade I listed building on...
  
   building is completed.
• 1996: The new Tyseley Energy from Waste Plant
  Tyseley Energy from Waste Plant
  The Tyseley Energy from Waste Plant is a large incineration plant in the Tyseley area of Birmingham, England. It burns rubbish and in the process produces electricity for the National Grid....
  
   is opened by Veolia.
• 1997: The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
  D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
  The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company was a professional light opera company that staged Gilbert and Sullivan's Savoy operas. The company performed nearly year-round in the UK and sometimes toured in Europe, North America and elsewhere, from the 1870s until it closed in 1982. It was revived in 1988 and...
  
   leaves the Alexandra Theatre.
• 1997: The CBSO Centre
  CBSO Centre
  The CBSO Centre is the administrative home and rehearsal centre of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the City of Birmingham Symphony Choruses , and Birmingham Contemporary Music Group on the corner of Berkley Street and Holliday Street, in Birmingham, England.It...
  
   is completed and opened.
• 1997: The Museum of Science and Industry is closed down.
• 9 May 1998: The 43rd Eurovision Song Contest
  Eurovision Song Contest 1998
  The Eurovision Song Contest 1998 was the 43rd Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 9 May 1998 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The presenters were Terry Wogan and Ulrika Jonsson...
  
   is held at the National Indoor Arena
  National Indoor Arena
  The National Indoor Arena is a large indoor arena and is owned by the NEC Group. It is situated in central Birmingham, England and was opened in 1991, as the largest indoor arena at the time in the UK...
  
  .
• 15 May 1998–17 May 1998: The first G8 summit
  G8
  The Group of Eight is a forum, created by France in 1975, for the governments of seven major economies: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In 1997, the group added Russia, thus becoming the G8...
  
   is held in Birmingham. Bill Clinton
  Bill Clinton
  William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
  
   famously pops out for a pint of beer.
• 1998: Birmingham Children's Hospital
  Birmingham Children's Hospital
  The Birmingham Children's Hospital is a children's hospital located in Birmingham, England.It provides general and emergency health care services to children in Birmingham, the West Midlands and beyond. It specialises in liver transplantation, cardiac, and neonatal surgery...
  
   moves back to its original location on Steelhouse Lane.
• 1998: The Door is opened by the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, replaced the Studio.
• 1998: The Crescent Theatre
  Crescent Theatre
  The Crescent Theatre is a small, amateur theatre run mostly by volunteers, based in Sheepcote Street, Brindleyplace in Birmingham, England.It houses one of the oldest theatre companies in the city: The Crescent Theatre Company. The Crescent also plays host to numerous visiting companies every year,...
  
   is opened by Clare Short
  Clare Short
  Clare Short is a British politician, and a member of the Labour Party. She was the Member of Parliament for Birmingham Ladywood from 1983 to 2010; for most of this period she was a Labour Party MP, but she resigned the party whip in 2006 and served the remainder of her term as an Independent. She...
  
  , the MP for Ladywood.
• 1998: The Drum is officially opened.
• 1998: The Lunar Society Moonstones
  Lunar Society Moonstones
  The Moonstones are a set of eight carved sandstone memorials to various members of the Lunar Society. Made in 1998, they can be viewed in the grounds of the Asda supermarket in Queslett, Great Barr, Birmingham, England...
  
   are created and unveiled.
• 1999: The Midland Metro
  Midland Metro
  The Midland Metro is a light-rail or tram line in the West Midlands of England between the cities of Birmingham and Wolverhampton via West Bromwich and Wednesbury. It is owned and promoted by Centro, and operated by West Midlands Travel Limited, a subsidiary of the National Express Group , under...
  
   light rail
  Light rail
  Light rail or light rail transit is a form of urban rail public transportation that generally has a lower capacity and lower speed than heavy rail and metro systems, but higher capacity and higher speed than traditional street-running tram systems...
  
   system opens, starting at Snow Hill station.
• 1999: Refurbishment of the Gas Retort House
  Gas Retort House
  The Gas Retort House at 39 Gas Street, Birmingham, England is the last remaining building of Birmingham's first gas works.It was rediscovered in 1992 during a proposed redevelopment of land on Gas Street when the city planning department noticed the unusual roof design of cast iron trusses and...
  
   is completed.
• 1999: Planning permission is granted for Martineau Place
  Martineau Place
  Martineau Place is a shopping centre located in the city centre of Birmingham, England. It is located on land bounded by High Street, Union Street, Bull Street and Corporation Street and is directly opposite House of Fraser, formerly known as Rackhams....
  
  .
• 1999: 2,800 properties and substantial land holdings on the Lee Bank
  Lee Bank
  Lee Bank is an inner city area of Birmingham, England. It is part of the Edgbaston and Ladywood wards, inside the Middle Ring Road, near to the centre of Birmingham...
  
   estate are transferred from Birmingham City Council to Optima Community Housing Association.

2000-2008

• December 2000: The Mailbox
  The Mailbox
  The Mailbox is an upmarket development of offices, designer shops, restaurants, bars and luxury city-centre apartments in the City Centre and on the boundary of the City Centre Core in Birmingham, West Midlands, England. It includes a mini supermarket and three art galleries: the Artlounge, Castle...
  
  , an upmarket shopping centre, opens to the public.
• 2000: Demolition of the 1960s Bull Ring shopping centre commences.
• 2000: The Rotunda
  Rotunda (Birmingham)
  The Rotunda is an iconic, cylindrical highrise building in Birmingham, England. The Grade II listed building is tall and was completed in 1965. It was refurbished between 2004 and 2008 by Urban Splash with Glenn Howells who turned it into a residential building with serviced apartments on 19th and...
  
   is granted Grade II listed status.
• 2000: The parish of New Frankley
  New Frankley
  New Frankley in Birmingham is the only civil parish in Birmingham, England. As such, it has its own parish council.It was established in 2000 in an area in the south-west of the city, around Bartley Reservoir, transferred from Bromsgrove in 1995, which had previously been part of the Frankley parish...
  
   is established and becomes Birmingham's only remaining civil parish
  Civil parish
  In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
  
  .
• 2001: Plans for a replacement football stadium to St Andrews were mooted.
• 2 July 2002: Millennium Point is opened by Queen Elizabeth II
  Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
  Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...
  
  .
• 2002: The nightclub at Methodist Central Hall
  Methodist Central Hall, Birmingham
  The Methodist Central Hall, 196-224 Corporation Street, Birmingham, England, is a three storey red brick and terracotta Grade II* listed building with a distinctive tower at the northern end of Corporation Street, opposite the Victoria Law Courts...
  
   closes leaving the building empty.
• 3 April 2003: The planning application for a 122 metre tall tower at Holloway Circus is approved by Birmingham City Council.
• August 2003: The refurbishment of Baskerville House
  Baskerville House
  Baskerville House, previously called the Civic Centre, is a former civic building in Centenary Square, Birmingham, England.-History:The site was originally occupied by the home of John Baskerville. He was buried nearby in the area which was known as Easy Hill...
  
   commences.
• 4 September 2003: The new Bullring shopping centre opens.
• 2003: Quayside Tower
  Quayside Tower
  Quayside Tower is a modern commercial building in Birmingham, England. It is situated on Broad Street, one of Birmingham's busiest streets. It forms a prominent part of the Broad Street skyline which consists of many other highrise buildings....
  
   is extensively refurbished.
• 2003: The BT Tower
  British Telecom Tower (Birmingham)
  The BT Tower is a landmark in Birmingham, England, and is also the tallest building in the city. Its Post Office code was YBMR.-History:...
  
   is repainted and a lighting scheme is added.
• 2003: Plans to redevelop New Street station in a project called Birmingham Gateway are approved by the city council.
• 5 April 2004: Responsibility and budgets for a number of council services are devolved to 11 district committees (later reorganised as 10 council constituencies
  Constituency committee
  In Birmingham, England, each council constituency is managed by a Constituency Committee, made up of all the councillors for the wards in that constituency....
  
  ).
• 10 June 2004: The Sutton Trinity
  Sutton Trinity
  Sutton Trinity is one of the 40 electoral wards in Birmingham, England. The ward is named after Holy Trinity Church, the town's parish church....
  
   Birmingham City Council ward comes into existence.
• 2004: Refurbishment of The Rotunda commences.
• 2004: Construction of the Orion Building
  Orion Building
  The Orion Building is a tall high rise residential building on Navigation Street, Birmingham 5, England. Construction of the tower began in 2004 with demolition of the previous building on the site, and was completed in 2007. As part of the development, the original façades of some of the previous...
  
   commences.
• 2004: Centenary Plaza, the first phase of the £500 million Arena Central development, is completed and opened.
• 2004: BBC Birmingham
  BBC Birmingham
  BBC Birmingham is one of the oldest regional arms of the BBC, located in Birmingham, West Midlands. It was the first region outside of London to start broadcasting both the corporation's radio and television transmissions, the latter from the Sutton Coldfield television transmitter...
  
   moves into new offices in The Mailbox
  The Mailbox
  The Mailbox is an upmarket development of offices, designer shops, restaurants, bars and luxury city-centre apartments in the City Centre and on the boundary of the City Centre Core in Birmingham, West Midlands, England. It includes a mini supermarket and three art galleries: the Artlounge, Castle...
  
  .
• 2004: The plans for the City of Birmingham Stadium
  City of Birmingham Stadium
  The City of Birmingham Stadium is a proposed multi-purpose stadium in the Saltley area of Birmingham, West Midlands, England, originally for Warwickshire County Cricket Club and Birmingham City F.C., to replace the current St Andrews Stadium however the cricket club cancelled these plans and only...
  
  , the stadium to replace St Andrews, develop to include a sports village.
• 2005: Nanjing Automobile Group
  Nanjing Automobile Group
  Nanjing Automobile is a state-owned enterprise with a history that dates from 1947, making it the oldest of the Chinese automobile manufacturers, although the comparatively younger First Automobile Works was the first to actually make cars.The group's products have included cars, trucks, and...
  
   acquires the entire assets of MG Rover
  MG Rover Group
  MG Rover was the last domestically owned mass-production car manufacturer in the British motor industry. The company was formed when BMW sold the car-making and engine manufacturing assets of the original Rover Group to the Phoenix Consortium in 2000....
  
  .
• 28 July 2005: A tornado
  Birmingham Tornado (UK)
  The Birmingham Tornado was one of the strongest tornadoes recorded in the United Kingdom in nearly 30 years, occurring on 28 July 2005 in the suburbs of Birmingham. It formed on a day when strong tornadoes were expected to develop across the Midlands and eastern England...
  
   causes approx. 30 injuries, and an estimated £40 million damage.
• 29 August 2005: New Hall Valley Country Park
  New Hall Valley Country Park
  New Hall Valley Country Park is a country park located in New Hall Valley between Walmley and Wylde Green in the Sutton Coldfield area of north Birmingham. It is the first new country park in the UK for over a decade...
  
   in Sutton Coldfield is officially opened.
• 22 October 2005 & 23 October 2005 : Two nights of rioting
  2005 Birmingham riots
  The Birmingham riots of 2005 occurred on two consecutive nights on Saturday 22 October and Sunday 23 October 2005 in the Lozells area of Birmingham, England. The riots were derived from racial tensions between the Black British and British Asian communities, with the spark for the riot being an...
  
   occurs in the Lozells
  Lozells
  Lozells is a loosely-defined inner-city area in the West of Birmingham, England. It is centred on Lozells Road, and is known for its multi-racial population. It is part of the ward of Lozells and East Handsworth and lies between the districts of Handsworth and Aston.Lozells has a high population...
  
   area.
• November 2005: Demolition of the Post and Mail Building
  Post and Mail building, Birmingham
  The Birmingham Post and Mail building was constructed in the 1960s and was a symbol of the rebuilding of Birmingham, England following the devastation of World War II.- Construction and lifetime :...
  
   commences for the construction of a replacement office block.
• 2006: Beetham Tower at Holloway Circus is completed, becoming Birmingham's second tallest building.
• 2006: Construction of the Orion Building is completed.
• 16 March 2007 - the last HP Sauce
  HP Sauce
  HP Sauce is a popular brown sauce originally produced by HP Foods in the UK, now produced by H.J. Heinz in the Netherlands.It is the best-known brand of brown sauce in the United Kingdom and Canada as well as the best selling, with 71% of the UK market....
  
   to be made in Aston is produced; production is moved to the Netherlands
  Netherlands
  The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
  
  .
• 2–4 March 2007: The National Indoor Arena
  National Indoor Arena
  The National Indoor Arena is a large indoor arena and is owned by the NEC Group. It is situated in central Birmingham, England and was opened in 1991, as the largest indoor arena at the time in the UK...
  
   hosts the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships.
• 2007: Nanjing Automobile Group restarts MG TF and MG7 production at Longbridge
  Longbridge
  Longbridge is an area of Birmingham, England. For local government purposes it is a ward within the district of Northfield.Since 1905, the area has been dominated by the Longbridge plant, which produced Austin, Nash Metropolitan, Morris, British Leyland, and most recently MG Rover cars...
  
   and in China
  China
  Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
  
  .
• 2007: The refurbishment of Baskerville House is completed.
• 2008: Colmore Plaza
  Post and Mail building, Birmingham
  The Birmingham Post and Mail building was constructed in the 1960s and was a symbol of the rebuilding of Birmingham, England following the devastation of World War II.- Construction and lifetime :...
  
  , on the site of the Post and Mail Building, is completed.
• 2008: Construction of The Cube
  The Cube (building)
  The Cube is a 23 storey mixed-use development in the centre of Birmingham, England. Designed by Ken Shuttleworth of MAKE Architects, it contains 135 flats, of offices, shops, a hotel and a 'skyline' restaurant...
  
   commences.
• 2008: Construction of Snowhill
  Snowhill
  Snowhill is a mixed-use development by Ballymore between Snow Hill Queensway and Birmingham Snow Hill station in Birmingham City Centre, England. The £500 million phased scheme has been partly completed on the site of a former surface car park adjacent to the railway station. As part of the...
  
   commences.
• 9 March 2008: Calthorpe House at Five Ways
  Five Ways, Birmingham
  Five Ways is an area of Birmingham, England. It takes its name from a major road junction, now a busy roundabout to the south-west of the city centre which lies at the outward end of Broad Street, where the Birmingham Middle ring road crosses the start of the A456 .-History:The name of Five Ways...
  
  is demolished by controlled explosion to make way for Edgbaston Galleries.
• 13 May 2008: The Rotunda building is reopened as apartments, after extensive refurbishment.