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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21. An impressive spread at Hawker's cheese stall
A worker tends to the vibrant counter display at Hawker's cheese stall in Wolverhampton in September 1966. The stall features an array of large wheels, blocks, and wrapped cheeses—including "Finest Blue Stilton made by Unigate"—alongside a educational wall poster displaying a map of regional English country cheeses and their origins. Do you remember visiting Hawker's stall or buying fresh regional cheeses in Wolverhampton back in September 1966 | Express & Star archive
22. A service of Christian unity at St Peter's
A packed congregation fills the pews inside St Peter's Church, Wolverhampton, during a service of Christian unity on July 3, 1966. Overseas delegates to the Methodist conference in Wolverhampton joined clergy from the local deanery and surrounding areas for the service, conducted by the Rector, Canon F W Cocks. The occasion was also marked as a civic event, with the Mayor, Mr F S Smith, together with members and officers of the corporation, processing in their formal robes from the town hall to the collegiate church. Were you among the congregation or civic procession at St Peter's on that summer afternoon in 1966? | Express & Star archive
23. Reaching completion on Old Fallings Lane
The new Congregational Church on Old Fallings Lane, Wolverhampton, stands nearly finished in February 1966. Framed by winter trees, the modern brick structure featuring a prominent wall-mounted cross was fast approaching completion to serve the local growing neighbourhood. Do you remember when this new church building opened on Old Fallings Lane back in 1966? | Express & Star archive
24. A poignant sight at St Peter's Square
The war memorial stands tall in St Peter's Square, Wolverhampton, captured in November 1966. While the monument itself remained generally well maintained ahead of Remembrance Sunday, local attention was drawn to recent vandalism along the stone wall behind it. Do you remember visiting St Peter's Square or attending Remembrance services by the war memorial back in the autumn of 1966? | Express & Star archive