Although burned down in the 1920s, the name of the building survived, as the Wiggin family firm made Old Hall stainless steel tableware.

R. Hayes (Jewellers), Ltd. presented the County Borough of Walsall with a gold pen for Her Majesty the Queen to use when she signed the Distinguished Visitors’ Book during her visit.

The photograph shows the Duke of Edinburgh and Her Majesty the Queen leaving their car on arrival.

Roof-top, open-air parking was planned above a block of two-storey shops. School Street is mentioned, and the premises of Edwin Blakemore & Sons, F. Smith (Elec) Limited, and H. S. Richards & Son can be seen.

Entrance in Peel Street. Stalls are visible through the entrance railings with a “Police No Waiting” traffic cone outside, at the front of the photograph. Rolls of cloth can be seen on a stall to the left, and customers are visible.

Looking down on demolition work on the old Market Hall from the top of St. Peter’s Church tower. Vehicles are parked in the foreground, and there are views of St Marks, Chapel Ash, the Civic Hall, and the Old Town Hall. A tractor can be seen in the shell

The Whitmore Reans team is mentioned and named as M. Hudson, W. Challenor, F. Green, D. Blount, N. Bedows, E. Turner, R. Green, P. Evans, N. Sweet, K. Platt and R. Whittall. The photograph shows (back, left to right) J. Baugh, J. Smith, D. Wood, J. Wright

The photograph shows (back, left to right): W. Manford, W. Holland, M. Morgan, B. Taplin, G. Smith; (front) A. Hale, R. Brewer, L. Oakley, G. Hill, R. Reynolds. The incorrect caption related to Essington Athletic is pasted to the back, which names players