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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33. Lenny Henry at home in Dudley
Lenny Henry is pictured at his home in Dudley in 1975, aged just 17, during a break from appearing in the stage version of The Black and White Minstrel Show. The image offers a fascinating glimpse of the future star at the very beginning of his career. Do you remember seeing Lenny Henry performing locally in the 1970s? | Express & Star archive
34. A close encounter at Dudley Castle
Terry Sampson, of BBC Exhibitions, stands beside a replica spacecraft at Dudley Castle in July 1975. While Terry is named in the original caption, the identity of the other man pictured has been lost over the years. Perhaps one of our readers can help solve the mystery? If you recognise him, or remember this exhibition at Dudley Castle, let us know. | Express & Star archive
35. Jackie Turpin gets ready for the ring
Promoters Bill, left, and Ron Gray weigh in boxer Jackie Turpin ahead of a show at Wolverhampton Civic Hall in 1975. The photograph captures a glimpse of the preparations behind a night of boxing, with the official weigh-in an important part of proceedings before the fighters entered the ring. Do you remember watching boxing at the Civic Hall, or seeing Jackie Turpin in action? | Express & Star archive
36. A fundraising boost for leukaemia treatment
Walsall Round Table raised money for two new machines at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham to support the treatment of leukaemia. Dr John Stewart, right, is pictured receiving the cheque from John Browne, with David Webb in the centre, at the Elms Hotel in Aldridge on November 21, 1975. And look at that wallpaper in the background – a perfect reminder of 1970s interiors! Do you remember wallpaper like this, or fundraising events held at the Elms Hotel? | Express & Star archive