Electric tram in Wolverhampton Street, early 1900s.

The first electric tram ran in Dudley on 25 July 1899 and within two years, services were running to Netherton, Old Hill, Cradley Heath, Sedgley, Kingswinford and Wolverhampton.

The Inhedge, circa 1912

These properties were demolished in the 1960s to make way for car parks and a magistrates' court.

Sumner's Garage, on the corner of Stourbridge Road and Kingswinford Road, Holly Hall, 1930s.

The business of Elias Sumner during the 1920s and 30s.

Legging through Dudley Tunnel

With no towpaths, the only means of propulsion in the early days was for bargees to lie on their backs and push against the roof! It took about four hours to get a fully laden narrowboat from one end to the other.

Firing of the old wooden hutments, 19 October 1933.

Nine hostels and 345 houses were built at Brewery Fields in 1916 as temporary housing for munitions workers. By December 1933 the site was cleared. Dudley Town Council gave the fire brigade £10 for the eight visits they had to make to the site on different occasions.

The Central Library, St James's Road, circa 1910.

This building, which opened in 1909, was extended and refurbished in 1966.

46 to 48 Garratt Street in Harts Hill, circa 1958

Garratt Street was named after Alderman Job T Garratt, who was influential in securing improvements for the Woodside and Harts Hill areas in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

The Salvation Army Citadel in King Street, circa 1958

One of the buildings affected by the Clearance Area Scheme, the Salvation Army Citadel found new premises in North Street.

Dudley Castle and entrance from the air, circa 1930

The area surrounding Dudley Castle and Dudley Zoo was originally known as the Conigree.

Steps to the gents at Market Place, circa 1958

These toilets were at the Hall and New Street end of Market Place, where their modern replacements still stand.

The Dudley Fountain at Market Place, circa 1868

Replacing the Old Town Hall was the Dudley Fountain, presented to the town by the Earl of Dudley. It was the work of London sculptor Mr Forsyth and cost £3,000.

Dudley Station, circa 1950

High Street and the Parish Church, circa 1955

Some of the shops on the left of this picture remain, but most on the right were demolished in the early 1970s to make way for the Trident Shopping Centre.

The Opera House, which burnt to the ground in November 1936.

Said to be the most modern theatre of its day, the Opera House owner was Benjamin Kennedy, who had reopened the Plaza next door only about five months before the Opera House burnt down.

Dudley Hippodrome interior, 1957.

This new theatre was built on the side of the Opera House and opened on 19 December 1938.

Six Foot Road in Netherton, circa 1958