Do you remember Wolverhampton in those days? It’s 41 years ago now, yet for many it still feels like only yesterday.
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1. Molineux Hotel, 1985
May 1985: Wolverhampton Wanderers and Wolverhampton Council carried out safety repairs to the Molineux Hotel. The photograph shows (left to right) Arthur Nock, Peter Price and William Beardsmore working on the roof beside the clock tower. | Express & Star
2. Pipers Row / Bilston Street, 1985
January 1985: The stretch of land around Pipers Row and Bilston Street was set to be paved and landscaped as Victoria Square. | Express & Star
3. Mander Centre, 1985
A security guard keeps watch over the shopping centre in January 1985. | Express & Star
4. East Park Infant School, 1985
October 1985: Children take part in an exhibition at the Civic Centre marking the town’s 10,000th birthday. Pupils from East Park Infant School, Leon Wellington and Patricia O’Callaghan, get a close-up look at a paper mâché Victorian headmistress. | Express & Star