These archive images take a step back to Wednesbury in the 1980s and 1990s, recalling everyday scenes from a town in the midst of change.
From local businesses to community spaces, the photos capture everyday life in the Black Country, instantly recognisable to those who lived through the era.
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9. Bradley and Foster, foundry, 1985
A workman operates a large boring machine at the Bradley and Foster foundry in October 1985. Around the time the photograph was taken, the company closed its pig iron foundry and invested in a modern foundry complex. | Picture: Express & Star
10. Utopia Rehearsal Studios, 1992
Eddie Boughton, Anthony Cowley and Simon Orme are pictured in April 1992 after opening Utopia Rehearsal Studios on New Street in Wednesbury. The venture, which offered rehearsal rooms, PA systems and drum machines, was supported by funding from the Prince’s Youth Business Trust and Sandwell Enterprise. The trio also performed together in the band The Happy Deathmen. | Picture: Express & Star
11. St Bartholomew's Church, Church Hill, 1987
Repairs were needed to the top cone and weather vane on the steeple of St Bartholomew’s Church, Church Hill, in March 1987 after strong winds caused damage. | Picture: Express & STar
12. Blue Watch, 1983
Members of Blue Watch celebrate winning a pump-drill competition organised by the West Midlands district of the British Fire Services Association at TI Tube Products in Oldbury in July 1983. Pictured from left are Peter Ashall, Chris Neill, Jim Tranter and Dave Harris. | Picture: Express & Star