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Dudley retro: 16 images from 1969 capturing life in and around the town

This collection of photographs offers a glimpse in and around our town as it was more than half a century ago.

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By Tania Taylor
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From scenes of long-gone industrial works to familiar sights that have since disappeared, these images capture moments from a past now fading from view.

Join us as we look back at some of these memorable scenes from the Express & Star's archive — snapshots of history we hope you’ll enjoy. 

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The Delph, Brierley Hill, November 1979. 'Side by side stand the old and the new...the "ancient" ornamental gas lamp and the sleek, highly practical modern electric light....Old Bill Wood (pictured), a former miner of these parts, seen on the steps, remembers well those shifts of darkness, but they are just stories to the new generation.'
The Delph, Brierley Hill, November 1979. 'Side by side stand the old and the new...the "ancient" ornamental gas lamp and the sleek, highly practical modern electric light....Old Bill Wood (pictured), a former miner of these parts, seen on the steps, remembers well those shifts of darkness, but they are just stories to the new generation.'
'The loading and unloading bay at Ashfords' new £130,000 cold store at Lowndes-road, Stourbridge.' Here we see three big refrigerated articulated trailers for delivering and importing frozen foods - April 1969.
'The loading and unloading bay at Ashfords' new £130,000 cold store at Lowndes-road, Stourbridge.' Here we see three big refrigerated articulated trailers for delivering and importing frozen foods - April 1969.
'The opencast working off Ambelcote-road, Brierley Hill' - February 6, 1969.
'The opencast working off Ambelcote-road, Brierley Hill' - February 6, 1969.
August 1969. The type of small forge used in nail-making and chain-making around the Black Country has been built in what was a metalwork room in Dudley Art Gallery. It has a brick hearth, an Oliver and hand anvils. When it is completed, people visiting the gallery will be able to see it in use.
August 1969. The type of small forge used in nail-making and chain-making around the Black Country has been built in what was a metalwork room in Dudley Art Gallery. It has a brick hearth, an Oliver and hand anvils. When it is completed, people visiting the gallery will be able to see it in use.