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:
21. Teacher attempts to break record of non-stop accordion playing: August 1982
August 4, 1982: Trainee teacher Tom Luxton today began his second world record attempt at non-stop accordion playing. He set out to beat the 84-year record, and raise cash for charity at the same time. Tom, aged 24, of Flash Road, Oldbury, failed in an attempt last year. "I had no idea of the mental as well as physical strain I would be under. I am much better prepared this time," he said. Tom is making his bid at the Robin Hood pub at Brierley Hill, where licensee Ray Hingley is pictured mopping his brow. Tom's cash target is £2,000 towards a heart machine for The Royal Hospital, Wolverhampton.' | Local Library
22. Lena Gray outside her home: November 1980
'Contractors have knocked down two houses in Wolverhampton by mistake. And today the council ordered them to stop working after being alerted by worries residents. The blunder in Lord Street, Chapel Ash, has left some of the occupied houses in the area with parts of their roofs missing.' Pictures is Mrs Lena Gray outside her house in Lord Street in November 1980. | Local Library
23. Demolition in Wolverhampton: December 1981
A coping stone marked "Skidmore" was being moved because of the demolition of the Thomas Skidmore offices in Lichfield Street, to their new premises in Waterloo Road. The photograph shows Dick Rhodes and Richard Cottrell holding the stone, in December 1981. | Express & Star
24. Queen Square, Wolverhampton: June 1981
A slate dome was being restored on the top of the Prudential Insurance Company building in June 1981, after the original and third storey of the building were destroyed by bombs during the Second World War. | Express & Star