Take a step back to Wolverhampton in 1966, when familiar streets and long-standing landmarks sat alongside the signs of a changing town.
From the newly opened sunken gardens by the Ring Road to residential streets and newly built places of worship, these archive photographs capture everyday life across Wolverhampton during the mid-1960s.
The pictures offer a glimpse of a town balancing its proud traditions with a changing skyline, capturing the people, places and everyday moments that made Wolverhampton what it was.
Do you recognise any of these places or remember Wolverhampton in 1966? Share your memories in the comments.
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1. A royal landmark in Queen Square
The famous equestrian statue of the Prince Consort, Prince Albert, stands proudly in Queen Square, Wolverhampton, in this photograph from September 1966. By the 1960s, the iconic landmark had weathered numerous local debates, with town planners and residents putting forward proposals ranging from relocating the bronze monument to West Park to even replacing it with a statue of the Duke of Edinburgh in polo kit. Do you remember meeting friends by "The Man on the Horse" in Queen Square back in the 1960s? | Express & Star archive
2. A noisy dawn chorus over Lanesfield
A quiet street scene along Florence Avenue in Lanesfield in June 1966. Residents on the street had their morning sleep shattered by the piercing "dawn chorus" of an unruly guinea fowl. Local resident Jim Cox of No. 58 had to alert the police after the bird's deafening cries disturbed the neighbourhood early in the day. Do you remember living in Lanesfield back in the 1960s or recall this unusual feather-ruffling incident? | Express & Star archive
3. A damp day's errand on Oak Street
Two shoppers carry heavy bags along the rain-slicked pavement of Oak Street, Wolverhampton, in February 1966. Classic cars line the road alongside traditional terraced housing, capturing a quiet, everyday slice of mid-century life in the town. Do you remember Oak Street looking like this or recall doing your weekly shopping in the neighbourhood back in the 1960s? | Express & Star archive
4. An atmospheric evening on Tettenhall Road
Streetlamps glow along Tettenhall Road in Wolverhampton outside the entrance to the Connaught Hotel in November 1966. Classic saloon cars sit parked by the pavement, accompanied by a touring caravan across the way, capturing an atmospheric snapshot of the town at dusk. Do you remember visiting the Connaught Hotel or driving along Tettenhall Road back in the mid-1960s? | Express & Star archive