When you think of the 1980s, lots of key moments spring to mind.
Whether that be the Royal Wedding of 1981, which saw a young Princess Diana join the Royal family. Michael Jackson and Madonna dominating global music or the Falklands War which saw British troops deployed in a sovereignty dispute with Argentina.
Without a shadow of a doubt, the 1980s was a transformational time for those living in the Black Country. This was a decade marked by the collapse of heavy industry in our region.
Here is a fascinating glimpse of life in the Black Country in a whooping 80 pictures from our archives.
If you have any pictures from the 1980s - I’d love to personally see and perhaps include for a future round-up.
These photographs are in no particular order.
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Without further ado, let’s turn back the clock and reminisce on some simpler times:
41. Clinton MCurbin: 1987
Clinton MCurbin died in police custody in Wolverhampton in 1987 | Local Library
42. Nurses: December 1987
December 19, 1987: 'Twenty-five student nurses under threat from a jobs freeze in Wolverhampton hospital have won a reprieve. The nurses, who qualify at Christmas, had been told that no jobs would be available for them. But Wolverhampton health authority had now agreed to find them jobs. The move meant the Royal College of Nursing became the last of the town's health unions to lift protest action yesterday as it battled to save the students' jobs.' Pictured is Shree Steadman from the Royal Hospital in Wolverhampton, collecting signatures for the petition in Wolverhampton town centre. | Local Library
43. Boxley’s Butchers of Windmill Ban: June 1988
Boxley’s Butchers of Windmill Bank, Wombourne, pictured in June 1988, when the Midlands Link team of West Midlands butchers led by Keith Boxley broke the world record for the longest sausage, raising money for Birmingham Children’s Hospital, New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton and Wordsley Road Hospital in Kingswinford. | Express & Star
44. Wolverhampton Art Gallery: June 1988
New Spirit in Craft and Design, Wolverhampton Art Gallery. The public were invited to help make a wall hanging from scrap material, designed by Birmingham artist Alison Day. The photograph shows Beth and Jenny Challenor painting part of the wall hanging in June 1988. | Local Library