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17 historic images offer a glimpse of Black Country and Staffordshire in 1962 - see what you can remember

These pictures remind us of what it was like to live across the Midlands in 1962.

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By Tania Taylor
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From evocative street scenes and iconic buildings to a sleek new Jaguar police car preparing to patrol the M6 - and even an unusual chalet-style patrol service centre - these images from the Express & Star archive offer a nostalgic glimpse into our past, artfully shuffled to keep you guessing. 

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A car and motorbike are parked outside Stafford's William Salt Library in this picture taken in February 1962.
A car and motorbike are parked outside Stafford's William Salt Library in this picture taken in February 1962.
HM Inspector of Constabulary Sir Charles Martin was pictured talking with the driver of one of the new Jaguar cars used for patrols on the M6 when this picture was taken at the county police headquarters at Stafford in May, 1962.
HM Inspector of Constabulary Sir Charles Martin was pictured talking with the driver of one of the new Jaguar cars used for patrols on the M6 when this picture was taken at the county police headquarters at Stafford in May, 1962.
The Yale works in Willenhall, 1962.
The Yale works in Willenhall, 1962.
A 130ft chimney comes crashing down at Brereton Colliery. Men from 213 Field Squadron from Cannock and Stafford did most of the work before the demolition, which took place in 1962. The men also disposed of most of the surface installations of the disused colliery.
A 130ft chimney comes crashing down at Brereton Colliery. Men from 213 Field Squadron from Cannock and Stafford did most of the work before the demolition, which took place in 1962. The men also disposed of most of the surface installations of the disused colliery.