Take a trip back more than 50 years to the Black Country and Staffordshire of 1975, when everyday life looked very different to today.
From workplaces and schoolchildren, pub games, local landmarks and memorable characters, these archive pictures capture the people and places that filled the region's streets. There are familiar names, vanished buildings, community stories and plenty of moments that may bring back memories.
Whether you remember these days first-hand or are simply curious to see what the Black Country and Staffordshire looked like in 1975, take a look through the gallery and see how many of the people, places and scenes you recognise.
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5. The Saddlers stun Manchester United
Walsall's acting manager Doug Fraser celebrates with the players, including goalscorers Bernie Wright and Alan Buckley, after one of the club's greatest FA Cup victories on January 8, 1975. The Saddlers beat Manchester United 3-2 in the third-round replay, played in front of the television cameras after a goalless draw at Old Trafford. It was a famous night for Walsall supporters. Do you remember watching the match, and where were you when the final whistle went? | Express & Star archive
6. A familiar name on the move
Hartills' Wolverhampton Cooker Centre had been trading in the city for 98 years when it eventually closed. This photograph, taken around 1975, shows the company's mobile display store at West Park, with employee Doug Minshul pictured alongside it. A mobile showroom was certainly a different way to browse for a new cooker. Do you remember Hartills, or visiting this unusual display store at West Park? | Express & Star archive
7. Students turn their cameras on hospital life
Students at West Bromwich College of Commerce and Technology made a film in March 1975 exploring the anxieties and problems faced by children in hospital. Pictured are Morene Ebank, left, Christine Hewitt, Sue Pass, Pat Westward and Jennifer Gordon, who were involved with hospitals across the area. The project offered an insight into the experiences of young patients at a time when hospital care was very different. Do you remember making films or taking part in college projects like this in the 1970s? | Express & Star archive
8. Making sure the church was still open
As demolition changed the face of Langley in January 1975, the congregation at Edward Street Methodist Church wanted to make sure people knew the church was still open. Mr Charles Davis, one of the church stewards, and his wife Gwen were concerned that the work taking place around the building might give the impression that it had closed. Mrs Davis made the poster pictured here to make the message clear. Do you remember the changes taking place around Edward Street, or the church itself? | Express & Star archive