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Over the last fifty years, more changes
have taken place in the town centre than ever before. Some
parts are almost unrecognisable to visitors who haven’t seen
the town for some time.
Luckily for us Bill Beddow photographed
much of the town centre in 1965 when the changes began in
earnest, with the building of the two tower blocks; John
Wootton House and Great Croft House. His lovely photographs
capture a world that is now gone, a time when Darlaston’s
shops were visited by many, and King Street was still a busy
place. His photographs include the once-familiar shops in
King Street, High Street, and Pinfold Street that are now
only memories.
Bill’s wonderful aerial views from the top of
the newly built flats allow us to look again at the
once-familiar landscape, and remember just what it was like
in those far-off days. They also allow younger Darlastonians
to discover a world that was familiar to their parents and
grandparents, and to see the old town centre for themselves.
The Bull Stake from the Darlaston
flats.
Bill's photos cover the following
areas:
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King Street |
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Bull Stake
and Walsall Road |
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High Street
and Victoria Road |
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Church
Street, New Street, and Broadwaters Road |
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Aerial views
of the Bull Stake, Walsall Road, Darlaston Road,
and Wednesbury |
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Aerial views
of Pinfold Street and Moxley |
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Aerial views
to the north and west |
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