Sandwell archives in plea for royal photos
An archiving team has issued an appeal to the public for photos of Royal visits to their borough from the 1980s onwards.
The team at Sandwell Archives are looking to extend their collection with any photos taken by residents in Sandwell during any visits.
Councillor Wasim Ali, deputy leader of Sandwell Council, said: “We have an amazing collection of photographs and other materials from the various historic events across Sandwell down through the years.
“Back in 1977, Queen Elizabeth II visited the Oak House as part of her Silver Jubilee tour.
"However, we have very few photos of the many Royal visits Sandwell has hosted since then.
“We are now appealing to residents to check their own personal photo collections, in photo albums, shoe boxes, scrapbooks and anywhere else they can think of, for Royal visits photos from 1980 onwards and donate them to our archive.”
Any photos donated will be posted on an online gallery so people from across Sandwell and the rest of the world can see them.
Anyone interested in helping out by boosting the collection can email archives_service@sandwell.gov.uk
