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17 nostalgic pictures from 1970s Wolverhampton - including lost offices of Goodyear and Tarmac

Here are 17 pictures of Wolverhampton that will take you back to the 1970s, all taken from the Express & Star archive collection.

GPO Girls’ Football Team in 1973.The photograph shows Lesley Pearce, Ruby Lloyd, Carol Ward, Ann Rutter, Janice Wilkiss, Janice Stevenson, Linda Morgan, Gillian Fern and Susan Pritchard at training.

Fighting Cocks trolleybus terminus, 1967

27 historic Wolverhampton pictures from 1901 to1984, including The Beatles at the Gaumont

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Sandy Hollow, Wolverhampton, where Whitworth started the fires

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17 nostalgic pictures from 1970s Wolverhampton - including lost offices of Goodyear and Tarmac

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About Compton

Compton lies on the outskirts of Wolverhampton. It has a busy shopping area with stores, restaurants and pubs. Compton Hospice is well known in the community and the area is also home to the training ground of Wolverhampton Wanderers.