As Bilston celebrates the opening of the long-awaited new home for its market, we're taking a trip back to the 1960s and 1970s, when market day was one of the highlights of the week across Wolverhampton.
From bustling stalls and friendly traders, these archive pictures capture a time when markets were at the heart of everyday community life.
Enjoy browsing through the gallery, and don't forget to share your favourite memories and tell us who or what you recognise in the comments.
Fancy another trip down memory lane? Explore our gallery of life in Wolverhampton and the Black Country during the 1980s here.
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9. Open Market, 1962
A bird’s-eye view of Wolverhampton’s Open Market in 1962, with rows of stalls beneath their awnings and high-rise flats rising in the background. Warmly dressed shoppers fill the scene, capturing the Saturday bustle of one of the city’s liveliest meeting places. | Express & Star archive
10. Wholesale Market, 1962
A glimpse inside Wolverhampton’s Wholesale Market on Wulfruna Street in July 1962, where traders worked beneath a forest of signs, including Guest & Johnstone and H Goodall Ltd. A fascinating snapshot of the behind-the-scenes activity that kept the city’s trade moving. | Express & Star archive
11. Retail Market, 1966
Cheese lovers would have been spoilt for choice at Hawker’s stall in Wolverhampton’s Retail Market in September 1966. With large cheeses stacked for customers and a map showing Britain’s famous cheese-making regions, the scene captures the charm of traditional market life. | Express & Star archive
12. School Street, 1967
A look back at Wolverhampton in May 1967, with the Retail Market visible on the left from the newly opened multi-storey car park at the ring road junction - a reminder of how the city centre has evolved over the decades. | Express & Star archive