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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13. Gold watches for long-serving workers
Long-serving staff at John Harper & Co. Ltd, ironfounders in Willenhall, were presented with gold watches in January 1975. The employees are pictured after receiving their awards, marking years of service with the same company. Do you remember long-service presentations like this, or working alongside someone who stayed with the same firm for decades? | Express & Star archive
14. Books delivered straight to the door
Sandwell WRVS's new 'book on wheels' service delivered its first books to a West Bromwich customer on November 6, 1975. Mrs Lilian Jones, 81, of Thursfield Road, chose an historical novel and a thriller from the cases brought by volunteers. Mrs Jones, front, is pictured with Mrs Maureen Hinton, who helped organise the service, and Mrs Gwen Lenton, Mrs Doreen Rolfe, Mrs Sandra James and Mrs Janet Cosnett. Do you remember the WRVS book service, or borrowing books from a mobile library? | Express & Star archive
15. The old boot sign that survived the years
The distinctive 'old boot' sign hanging above A Hewitt's shoe shop in Townend Bank, Walsall, had survived generations of changes to the area when this photograph was taken in April 1975. The shop owner believed the sign could date back as far as 1815, making it an intriguing piece of local history in its own right. Do you remember seeing the old boot sign, and can you recall the shop that stood beneath it? | Express & Star archive
16. Planting for the future
Tina Burn and Jonathon Ball get their hands dirty as they plant a tree at St Andrew's C of E School in Weston, near Stafford, during National Tree Week on March 14, 1975. School managers' chairman John Schoffield is pictured helping with the planting. The young pupils could hardly have known how much the tree might grow over the years. Do you remember taking part in tree planting at school, or other National Tree Week activities? | Express & Star archive