A potted history of Bilston Steel Works. Gone today in 2015 But will never be Forgotten. Bilston Steel Works was situated at Spring Vale, Bilston. Between 1866 and 1883 six new blast furnaces were built at Springvale. The furnaces were hand-fed and the molten iron was […]
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Local Bilstonians pass this building today with hardly a second glance as it has just been an integral part of the High Street scene throughout their life times.. The Wars of the Roses would seem to mark the period of this ancient house, formerly the home of […]
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The landscape of so many cities and towns throughout Britain has changed dramatically since the war especially the centres containing the streets with the various individual shops sitting side by side. Wolverhampton, for example in the heart of the “Midlands’ was never a classic picture postcard town I suppose mainly […]
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Wolverhampton’s “Man on the ‘Oss” is 150 years old this year! Arrowsmith’s cartoon shows the captured Crimean Cannon, soon to be replaced with the statue of the Prince Consort which remains there today in 2015. After the death of Albert, the Prince Consort, in 1861 steps were taken in […]
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Lea Road Junction 1910. On the left at the side of the Pillar Box was the gates of the large house known as Hillside. fast forward a century and the site is now occupied by a drive – through, McDonald’s. A little while ago I was asked how Lea Road […]
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It seemed to us kids growing up between the wars in Wolverhampton that every park, public square or open place in and around town had its horse trough or drinking fountain. Though by the late thirties, the Corporation had stopped building troughs, as the automobile was gradually replacing the horse […]
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“Only an Old Directory of Wolverhampton” One of the first books on Wolverhampton I ever owned was a small directory from 1838 published by Joseph Bridgen and it has been the source of many a story I’ve done over the years. It was said as a practical printer Mr Bridgen […]
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I received an email message earlier this week from David; an Old Wulfrunian born close to Kingsland Road, off Leicester Square. David noticed I had been “idle on parade,” regarding the website of late and sent me this message from Australia. “Hello Billy, Do hope this email finds you well. […]
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These are truly historic names, now long gone, that for me and for many others conjure up a picture of happy memories which most of us today visualise through rose-coloured glasses. But in reality if you had seen the living accommodation around Prospect Place in the years between the wars, […]
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On Saturday the 27th February 2010. I attended the annual, Wolverhampton Local History Symposium at Bantock House Museum. The illustrated talks were well researched, diverse and informative, and all of the speakers were excellent; it was a most enjoyable day. Later, during the final discussion a question was put to […]
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A thank you in verse for lifting the curse. There came a time my drink ran dry, and those who once cared passed me by. And all around me was swept away, never to see another day. I felt certain this would happen to me, and the same sorry end […]
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