From factory floors and football matches to community celebrations and everyday moments, 1979 was a year of change, ambition and memories across Wolverhampton.
Our archive takes a look back at a town shaped by its proud industrial roots, with workers at firms including Guy Motors, Brockhouse Castings and Chubb keeping long-standing traditions alive, while new factories and developments pointed towards the future.
It was also a year when communities came together - from fundraising for new facilities and supporting local churches to campaigning for better spaces and celebrating milestones. There were weddings, Christmas parties, carnival processions and familiar faces from streets and workplaces across the city.
These photographs capture Wolverhampton at a crossroads: a place where old industries were changing, new ideas were taking shape, and everyday life continued to create lasting memories.
How many places, faces or moments from 1979 do you remember? Share your memories with us as you look through this nostalgic gallery.
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45. Forging a proud tradition
At Brockhouse Castings in Hall Street, Wednesfield, skilled craftsmanship was still very much alive in April 1979. The company was the only British producer of steel anvils, and this photograph shows James Ingram putting the finishing touches to a large oil sand mould before it was used in the casting process. It's a glimpse into the specialist industries that helped build the Black Country's reputation for manufacturing excellence. Did you, or someone in your family, work in one of Wolverhampton's foundries or engineering firms? | Express & Star archive