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Looking back: 29 retro photos from 1966 across the Black Country and Staffordshire – see what sparks memories!

This collection of photos show our streets in days gone by.

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By Tania Taylor
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From celebrations and nights out to getting together with friends, we hope these images from the Express & Star archive bring back fond memories for those who were there. 

January 17, 1966. Sister Dora's birthday anniversary. A view of the celebration and anniversary service in Walsall.
January 17, 1966. Sister Dora's birthday anniversary. A view of the celebration and anniversary service in Walsall.
Abecalt General Engineering Co, St George's Parade, Wolverhampton.John Latham (left) and J. R. Bickford with fire escape and weights at the back of the former Olympia cinema, March 2, 1966.
Abecalt General Engineering Co, St George's Parade, Wolverhampton.John Latham (left) and J. R. Bickford with fire escape and weights at the back of the former Olympia cinema, March 2, 1966.
March 4, 1966. The opening night of the Star Bingo and Social Club, at the Clifton, in Bilston Street, Wolverhampton, presentations were made before the first game. Here Mr Hubert Stone is being presented with a life membership ticket for being the oldest man present. He was 77. Making the presentation is Mr G Batty, area manager.
March 4, 1966. The opening night of the Star Bingo and Social Club, at the Clifton, in Bilston Street, Wolverhampton, presentations were made before the first game. Here Mr Hubert Stone is being presented with a life membership ticket for being the oldest man present. He was 77. Making the presentation is Mr G Batty, area manager.
11 March 1966, Dudley Council House
March 11, 1966, Dudley Council House
Town Hall, Wolverhampton, March 1966.
Town Hall, Wolverhampton, March 1966.
BIP Plastics Ltd., Oldbury, March 12, 1966. 'Sandra testing a new cup, she can "finish off" about 3,500 cups a day using the filing machine which removes the "flash" from the cups.'
BIP Plastics Ltd., Oldbury, March 12, 1966. 'Sandra testing a new cup, she can "finish off" about 3,500 cups a day using the filing machine which removes the "flash" from the cups.'
June 6, 1966 - After an unsuccessful struggle, lasting for two years, to get an 'unsightly' adventure playground removed from behind their houses, residents of Linden Close, Bentley, near Walsall, have now brought the matter to the attention of Walsall housing department. A spokesman for the department has said that if the complaints are justified there could be a change in policy from that of Darlaston Urban Council. The playground is no more than 20ft away from the lounge windows of some of the maisonettes in Linden Close.
June 6, 1966 - After an unsuccessful struggle, lasting for two years, to get an 'unsightly' adventure playground removed from behind their houses, residents of Linden Close, Bentley, near Walsall, have now brought the matter to the attention of Walsall housing department. A spokesman for the department has said that if the complaints are justified there could be a change in policy from that of Darlaston Urban Council. The playground is no more than 20ft away from the lounge windows of some of the maisonettes in Linden Close.
Fairchild Argus, Halfpenny Green, Bobbington. Thought to have been built in 1939, the aircraft was attending a "fly in" at the airfield.April 10, 1966.
Fairchild Argus, Halfpenny Green, Bobbington. Thought to have been built in 1939, the aircraft was attending a "fly in" at the airfield. April 10, 1966.
The sun dial at St Peter's Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton, April 29, 1966
The sun dial at St Peter's Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton, April 29, 1966