The photograph shows Helga Coleman looking at the statue of Prince Albert, and the article relates to the statue needing a clean. There is a later article using the same photograph stating that Lady Longford’s book “Victoria R.I.”, which listed memorials

On the centenary of the death of Prince Albert, no tributes had appeared next to his statue. A later article states that calls to remove the Prince Albert statue in favour of a Sir Charles Wheeler version of Lady Wulfruna had been rejected. Queen Victoria

Pigeons had been noted to be resting on various aspects of the friezes on the side of the building. A later article states that a pigeon repellant was being used by Wolverhampton Corporation to keep the birds away. The National Gallery and Nelson’s Column

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.

The last lorry bearing the Guy trademark rolled off the production line. British Leyland, Kenya, Malawi, Jamaica and Hong Kong are mentioned. The photograph shows Bert Willets, Jimmy Johnson and Jack Yates.

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.

The photograph includes Mr H. Johnson (second on the left) who was badly wounded in the Second Battle of Ypres in Jun 1917. Bert Clarke also appears, third from the right.