Step back to Wolverhampton in 1964, when it was still a busy town full of familiar sights, sounds and characters.
From bustling shopping streets and much-loved landmarks to factory floors, railway life, air displays, famous visitors and everyday moments, these archive photographs capture a time of change.
How many familiar places and moments from the past can you recognise in this nostalgic gallery? Whether you lived through these times or are discovering them for the first time, we’d love to hear your memories and thoughts in the comments.
Take a nostalgic look back at Dudley in 1978 in our gallery here.
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17. Royal Air Force Association (Midland Area) air display, Wolverhampton Airport, 1964
The skies above Wolverhampton Airport were filled with excitement in 1964 during the Royal Air Force Association (Midland Area) air display. A parachutist makes his descent as spectators watch nearby, with a Land Rover ready on the ground. Can you spot the familiar landmarks in the distance - perhaps Molineux’s floodlights on the skyline? | Express & Star archive
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18. Royal Air Force Association (Midland Area) air display, Wolverhampton Airport, 1964
A spectacular view from beneath one of the giants of the skies at Wolverhampton Airport in June 1964. This dramatic angle captures the huge propellers of a Royal Air Force Blackburn Beverley during the Royal Air Force Association (Midland Area) air display, with visitors gathering to admire the aircraft up close. Did you ever attend one of these popular air displays? | Express & Star archive
19. Queen Square, Wolverhampton, 1964
Changes were coming to Wolverhampton’s streets in December 1964, as a new fence was installed in Queen Square beside the Prince Albert statue to guide pedestrians towards official crossings. Do you remember this familiar city centre landmark and the changes that shaped the way people moved around? | Express & Star archive
20. Gaumont Cinema, Wolverhampton, 1964
Beatlemania may have been sweeping the nation, but Cliff Richard still had plenty of devoted fans in Wolverhampton. In October 1964, 13-year-old Rose Singh was among the lucky winners who met her idol at the Gaumont Cinema, watching eagerly as he signed her latest record. Do you remember meeting a favourite singer or waiting excitedly for an autograph? | Express & Star archive