Victoria Square Two trolley buses pass the top of Fryer Street. For those not acquainted with Victoria Square at that time. On the top left of Fryer Street at that time stood The Sir Tatton Sykes public house. Opposite the public house, behind the hoardings on the right of Fryer Street, is a […]
A Pre-War Plan – That with hindsight, could have gone better. Mayor wants market- place Air-raid shelter for Wolverhampton! Advocates big Car Park Underground A scheme for a large subterranean car park to be constructed underneath the marketplace, which would also serve the dual purpose of being an air-raid shelter in a time of […]
On this day – February 14th, 1981. £155,000 comeback for Lindy Lou. Where the headlines in our local newspaper that evening. Building takes 14 months to renovate One of Wolverhampton’s oldest buildings has been restored to its original condition after 14months’ work, costing £155,000. “Why all the fuss? You might ask” This was, of […]
What happened to The Big Garage? During the 1960’s and 70’s, we old Wulfrunians seemed to be forever mourning the continuing loss of our Victorian and Edwardian buildings. This old depot’s facade made a silent departure. But the mutilation of the former Tram depot another casualty on Cleveland Road seemed to pass by unnoticed. Opened for the tram system in […]
On This Day – January, 14th 1948 Pantomimes at both the Grand Theatre and the Hippodrome were at their most popular just after the war. The Cat & The Hippo And the show at the Hippodrome at Christmas 1947-48 “Puss in Boots” was extra special. You had two for the price of one. This cat that […]
On This Day – January, 6th 1970 This former “Smoke Belching Monster” was once part of the famed “Golden Arrow” service from London to Paris. The train was travelling through Chapel Ash, on its way to The Lakeside Railway Society Museum, at Carnforth Lancashire. It’s French crew left the giant in a lay-by at Kingswood, […]
On this day – January, 4th 1967 The Montego Club in Whitmore Reans was investigated after reports of drug peddling and soliciting for prostitution. The first multi-racial club in Whitmore Reans The building was the home to the St Andrews Boys School in Coleman Street Whitmore Reans. For a time, it became the premises for Barford […]
The Motor Car Act 1903 The Motor Car Act 0f 1903 came into force on 1 January 1904. This required all motor vehicles to enter an official vehicle register and to carry alphanumeric plates. The Act came to pass so the government could trace any vehicle in the event of an accident or contravention of the law. Vehicle […]
ONE ROAD TO PARADISE There was a time when my town of Wolverhampton belonged to the people and what bit of motorised traffic there was shared the roads and street with pedestrians in complete harmony, as seen here in our main shopping venue Dudley Street. This view during a busy Saturday looks toward Queen Square. […]
THE LONG JOURNEY HOME Now I’ve never been over fond of the eastern side of town, Heath Town and Wednesfield in particular, and perhaps the reason for this stems back from a tiresome day spent during the summer of 1944 of which I still recall to this day. At […]
“There used to be a playground” in the shadow of St Peter’s. As I said in part one; my long journey through life started above the “Londes” in a Victorian built terraced house in Nursery Street. In 1937 If you follow the line from the rooftop of James Beatties store in the centre of this […]
Towards the end of the war on my seventh birthday my grandfather gave me a book of short stories by an American author, O Henry. On the inside of the cover my Grandfather or someone else had written these words: And I have remarked that a true delineation of the smallest man and […]
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