Of all the methods by which our history can be preserved, one way that is often overlooked is that of the names of the streets and roads around us. Whilst some of these are more obvious, such as Dudley Street, Walsall Street or Billy Wright Close, some are altogether more […]
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GRANDMA’S FRUIT SHOP
This brief history of a little fruit shop in Horseley Fields was sent to me in 2015, from Malcolm Smith. A proud Wulfrunian of 70 years standing (as he put it), now exiled in Cornwall. And it came about when Malcolm who had signed up to Lost Wolverhampton sent this […]
Read moreArt Deco We Have Seen It All
In my youth it was on every wall. Two evocative photos of the Victorian terraced block of three houses at the top of Parkfield Road on the Coseley U.D.C. side. The outside two of which had been over the years adapted as small retail shops. Picture No. […]
Read moreA Grand Design
The Grand Theatre the only surviving theatre in the Black Country today in 2013, designed by eminent architect Charles J. Phipps, and constructed by Wolverhampton builder Henry Gough in the splendid location of new Lichfield Street, in 1894. It is today considered by many as the finest theatre in […]
Read more“Help For Heroes” Another Time Another Name
“Help for Heroes” circa 1915 – charitable collections carry on today as they did then only with a different name. The other day in Bridgnorth High Street, I threw some loose change into a bucket, one of many carried by a group of around twenty bikers collecting for the current […]
Read moreLifeboat Three Perhaps!
With all the rain we have experienced this year you can understand some local Wolverhampton people are talking about some sort of safeguard for the future. A Lifeboat perhaps? But as some may already know this is not the first time a Lifeboat was a topic in our town. The […]
Read more1931 With the Wanderers in Paris
The Continentals Win Again / “80 Years on What’s New” Wolverhampton Wanderers finished the season 1930-31 with what was considered to be now a well equipped squad, finishing just seven points short of promotion from the Second Division. In the season break Wolves were invited to take part in an […]
Read moreTitanic’s Grand Staffordshire Links
To mark the centenary of this extraordinary and tragic event Titanic the musical is being presented in Wolverhampton and because of this the Grand Theatre is asking for stories from anyone in Wolverhampton who has connections with this unforgetable ship I have no personal family connection with anyone aboard “Titanic” […]
Read more1945 – The Fair and Beatties
A Good Turn, A Parting Gift, and Back on the Bumpers. It was Christmas Eve, my pal Lennie and I, were spending this last afternoon before the big night, up the fair, on Brick kiln patch. We hadn’t any money for the rides, but just to be around the fairground, […]
Read moreBig Hearts and Sympathetic Traits
Wolverhampton People of the past had Big Hearts and Sympathetic Traits Charitable playing footballers were the subject of my last post so I thought I would continue with this theme a little longer. From my vast Library it is so easy for me to find pictures and stories regarding the […]
Read moreFor The Love Of The Game
I have a nice little picture here from the past at a time when top class footballer’s such as these, while enjoying the admiration of their working class neighbours, would have been embarrased by the Hollywood hype and celebrity status heaped on the players of today. So how do I […]
Read moreFootball Connections
A couple of weeks ago I placed this photo in the Express and Star for two reasons; one to ask for more information on it, and two to hopefully introduce readers to my website. I achieved excellent results from both aims. In one week I received 57 all-correct replies; including […]
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