The street underwent large development during the 18th and 19th century and in an 1840s guide , shortly after the building of the Town Hall it is described as " '' the Bond Street of Birmingham ; what with its glittering array of shops , its inns ; its fine Elizabethan School , its School of Arts , its Theatre , its Post-office , it gives the tone to that part of the town . '' " In 1974 , the Birmingham pub bombings took place in two pubs ; one on New Street , the other under the Rotunda . A total of 21 people died as a result of their injuries in these blasts
Birmingham pub bombings
Birmingham pub bombings
New Street, Birmingham