Ladywood

Ladywood is an inner-city area on the edge of Birmingham City Centre. Before the 1970s, it was in in Warwickshire. In June 2004, Birmingham City Council got bigger because they added Hockley, Lee Bank and parts of Birmingham city centre to Ladywood.

Between the 19th century and the middle of the 20th century, Ladywood was a very poor area. This was at it worst between 1860 and 1900, where disease, early death, and babies dying were common. In the 1960s and 1970s, some better flats were built by Birmingham City Council, but many were destroyed by the year 2000. During the same time, the goverment tried to end the "slums" of the area.

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