15 evocative pictures of Bilston from the past - see what Black Country landmarks you still recognise
The proud market town of Bilston lies at the heart of the Black Country - and locals remain fiercely independent.
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The town may now be part of the boundaries run by Wolverhampton City Council, but Bilston is very definitely a town on its own, with its thriving market and an industrial history that locals remain rightly proud of.
Bilston was known for enamalling from the mid-17th century, and is a former coal and iron mining district. Iron and steel works later dominated the skyline, but they are now gone and the area that once bustled to heavy industry is now being redeveloped into housing
Today we provide you with images from the past, many of them simply capturing every day activity on streets that have changed and with shops that have long closed up.
See how many of the views and people you recognise from theses pictures taken from the Express & Star archive.
