An appeal was launched to save the oldest building in Tettenhall, which was being used as a priest’s home by the Roman Catholic Church of St Thomas of Canterbury. The photograph shows (from left) Father Thomas Rock, Larry McLean and Peter Bateson.

Until recently threatened with decay, the listed building had been been renovated and improved by Peter Maddox and Associates as five individual homes. Craddocks and Thomas Foley are mentioned.

Former Round Oak steel workers from Brierley Hill were retraining on an EEC-sponsored woodwork course, including building a mini bungalow in the workshops. Jim Goode is quoted and City and Guilds is mentioned. The photograph shows Colin Fellows and Joe

The Association was raising money towards their building fund, and received a cheque at a dance, when a trophy was also presented to Portobello Football Club. The photograph shows Mr A. Griffiths, Mr B. Kingston and Mr R. Harding with the cheque.

Hundreds of Wolverhampton residents were threatening a rates strike in protest over a 56% rise, and were calling for the resignation of the borough Council. John Cartwright is quoted. The photograph shows the protestors outside the Civic Centre, with a sp

The building was undergoing its first restoration in a hundred years. The photograph shows stonemason Alan Hopkins working on the figures of art and science on scaffolding above St Peter’s Gardens, including the premises of Frank Innes, Sketchley and Pru

Malcolm Hopcroft, a stonemason from Cheltenham, was replacing stonework on the building above St Peter’s Square. St Peter’s Church can be seen in the background.

Young men from a task force were laying a car park and building a retaining wall beside the scout hut of the 1st Dartmouth Scouts in Hamstead Road, Great Barr. The photograph shows (from the front) Steve Cook, Patrick McKoy, Karl Hill and Paul Waters.

The Hippodrome Theatre, showing Lee Lawrence. This photograph was taken only days before the fire that gutted the building. Durban (South Africa), the Dolce Vita Club (Birmingham), the Mander Centre and the South Staffordshire Regiment are mentioned in th

Demolition of the building that was formerly the Clifton Cinema and a bingo hall. The photograph shows workmen sweeping up rubble, with a large crane visible on the left. Next door is the premises of S & S Washing Machines, also in the process of being de