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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13. Wholesale Market, 1970
Not all market memories are about bustling stalls and friendly faces. This 1970 scene from Wolverhampton’s Wholesale Market on Wulfruna Street captures a period of frustration for traders over the conditions surrounding deliveries and storage. | Express & Star
14. Open Market, 1970s
A view across Wolverhampton’s Open Market at Brickkiln Croft/School Street in the 1970s, looking towards St Mark’s, Chapel Ash, from the ring road car park. The scene captures a familiar corner of the city centre during a period of change. | Express & Star archive
15. Wholesale Market, 1970
Not every market memory was about bustling stalls. This April 1970 photograph shows boxes of produce stacked outside Wolverhampton's Wholesale Market on Wulfruna Street during a period when traders raised concerns about deliveries being left exposed before the market opened. St Peter's Church can be seen in the background. | Express & Star archive
16. Retail Market, 1971
A children’s clothes stall at Wolverhampton’s Retail Market on School Street/Salop Street in October 1971. Owned by Mr W J Legge, the ‘Kinder’ Mart stall is packed with colourful goods, capturing the charm and character of market shopping in the early 1970s. | Express & Star archive