20th century
The Urban District Council was a very forward thinking organisation with a reputation for getting things done without raising the rates. In 1911 Erdington was absorbed into Â鶹ÊÓƵ and continued its growth as a prosperous suburb.
More recently, Erdington was the first suburb in Â鶹ÊÓƵ to be bombed in World War II when on 9 August 1940 a German plane dropped eight bombs in the area resulting in the City's first fatality, Jimmy Fry of Montague Road.