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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25. Wolverhampton, 1964
A busy Saturday shopping scene from Wolverhampton in November 1964, with the town centre full of shoppers going about their weekend routines. A snapshot of everyday life from a bustling high street era. | Express & Star archive
26. Wolverhampton Grammar Technical School, Marsh Lane, 1964
A proud day for Wolverhampton in April 1964, as the new Wolverhampton Grammar Technical School premises on Marsh Lane were officially opened by Christopher Chataway MP, Joint Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Science. Were you among the first pupils to walk through these doors, or do you remember the school in its early days? | Express & Star archive
27. Bailey Street, Wolverhampton, 1964
A quiet corner of Wolverhampton captured in September 1964, with the familiar rows of terraced houses lining Bailey Street. A simple snapshot of everyday life from a bygone era - do you remember streets like this, where neighbours knew each other and doors were often left open for a chat? | Express & Star archive
28. Victoria Square, Wolverhampton, 1964
A familiar Wolverhampton scene in November 1964, as traffic was diverted around a repair van in Victoria Square while engineers fixed broken trolleybus overhead wires. It was a reminder of the days when trolleybuses were an everyday part of life in the town. Do you remember travelling on them before they disappeared from the streets? | Express & Star archive