A LOT of towns have seen some regeneration across the decades. Blackwood has remained the same, quaint area for years - as these pictures from the 90s show - and not much has changed today.

As these pictures show, there is still a lot of the same layout, however, they seem to have been taken on unusually quiet days for the normally bustling town.

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An aerial view of Blackwood taken in 1990

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Children congregate at Blackwood Shopping Centre in January 1995

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The Market Place entrance to the shopping centre from the High Street in June 1994

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A peaceful stroll for this woman along the High Street in April 1993

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Blackwood High Street in April 1993

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Blackwood High Street in 1990

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Oakdale Square, near Blackwood in 1991

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Some roadworks being done on Blackwood High Street in 1992

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Blackwood market when it opened at its new - and current - site on September 5, 1990